A man who argued during his trial that he could not have sexually assaulted a Charlottetown woman because he belongs to a gang that respects women has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison.
More than five years after Summerside police officers shot Jeremy Stephens to death in a darkened basement, his family has a new Ottawa-based lawyer with a reputation across Canada for taking on difficult and contentious cases.
Douglas was hospitalized for sepsis about 10 days after the alleged assault with a sex toy, which she said Tuesday caused excruciating pain.
Ghiz cited medical records that show Douglas told doctors she believed sexual activity she d had with a man was the source of the infection, but did not say she d been assaulted.
Edward Thomas Mundle, 58, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual assault against Stephanie Douglas. (Brian Higgins/CBC)
Douglas testified the omission was understandable. Rape is a very difficult thing for women to process. It takes time … when someone you ve been seeing has hurt you, said Douglas.