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The Crown is requesting a new trial for a former Brant County councillor acquitted in February of sexual offences.
Leonard Henry Bekendam, 63, was found not guilty in a Hamilton court after a three-day trial on one count each of sexual assault and sexual touching involving a Hamilton teenager.
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At the beginning of the trial, Bekendam’s lawyer attempted to have his client’s criminal history suppressed but the Crown, saying it showed a pattern of behaviour, won a motion to present it as “similar fact evidence.”
Crown appeals acquittal of former Brant councillor on sex charges
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Crown appeals acquittal of former Brant councillor on sex charges
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