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ST. JOHN S, N.L. Lawyers are expected to make their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of a Newfoundland and Labrador police officer charged with sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in 2014. Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is accused of assaulting the woman in her home in December 2014 while he was on duty and in uniform. This is his third trial for the charge, following a successful appeal of a verdict and a subsequent mistrial. The complainant, testifying on May 6 for the third time, broke down several times when pressed by defence lawyer Randy Piercey. I just want this over, she said at one point, crying as Piercey asked her why she d consulted a sexual assault lawyer and if she intended to file a civil lawsuit.
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Lawyers are expected to make their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of a Newfoundland and Labrador police officer charged with sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in 2014.
Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is accused of assaulting the woman in her home in December 2014 while he was on duty and in uniform. This is his third trial for the charge, following a successful appeal of a verdict and a subsequent mistrial.
Posted: May 12, 2021 7:33 PM NT | Last Updated: May 13
RNC Const. Doug Snelgrove enters court ahead of closing arguments in his sexual assault retrial on Wednesday. (Malone Mullin/CBC)
The St. John s police officer being tried this week on a sex assault charge may have induced consent through an abuse of trust, prosecution argued Wednesday, calling him a knight in shining armour who set the plate for an opportunity to have sex with a vulnerable young woman while in uniform and on duty.
It marked the third time both Const. Doug Snelgrove and the complainant listened to attorneys pick apart their testimony.
Justice Vikas Khaladkar selected a jury panel Wednesday morning, launching attempt number three at a trial for Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer Doug Snelgrove.