The sexual assault trial of a Newfoundland lawyer was thrown into turmoil Wednesday morning, as an error made by the judge last week threatened to grind proceedings to a halt.
An investigation into a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer's conduct was prompted by statements made to a private investigator hired by Robert Regular's defence team, a St. John's courtroom was told Wednesday.
Warning: The content in this story involves alleged sexual assault and the details may be disturbing to some.The sexual assault trial for a Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer who went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to conceal his identity began in St. John's Monday, with testimony from the complainant in the case. Robert Regular, 72, is facing four counts of sexual assault and one of sexual interference, involving the same complainant. She was 12 at the time of the first