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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 11:25 AM AT | Last Updated: April 28
Jaddus Poirier is seen leaving Dartmouth provincial court on April 11, 2019.(Blair Rhodes/CBC)
The trial of a former Halifax-area school teacher and hockey coach on historical sexual assault charges has been postponed because of COVID-19.
Jaddus Joseph Poirier, 79, was scheduled to begin a six-day, judge-alone trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Monday. But Poirier s lawyer, Ian Hutchison, said his client is in frail health and is worried about exposure to COVID-19.
Hutchinson told Justice Richard Couglan Wednesday that Poirer told him that if he gets the virus, he s a goner. Hutchison said Poirier s condition has deteriorated since he was charged in April 2019 and he now has vision problems and relies on a wheelchair.