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CTV Atlantic pleads guilty to breaking Youth Criminal Justice Act publication ban
CTV Atlantic has pleaded guilty to breaching the Youth Criminal Justice Act by broadcasting video showing the faces of two young offenders involved in a violent home invasion more than a year ago in Cole Harbour.
The broadcaster was in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday to face two counts of breaching a publication ban. A representative of the company entered the guilty plea.
The video aired on Aug. 24, 2015 — the day three 17-year-old boys pleaded guilty to charges related to a home invasion that left a teenager partially paralyzed by a gunshot.
A Nova Scotia Legal Aid lawyer complained to police when she heard the next day that images of her client leaving court with his face clearly visible were broadcast on TV.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act shields identities of Canadians who are accused or convicted of crimes committed while under the age of 18.
CTV News is a division of Bell Media Inc., which has so far declined to comment on the case while it's before the courts.
Sentencing will take place March 21.
A law professor at Queen's University has said these types of charges are exceedingly rare in Canada. Nicholas Bala said he can think of only two or three such cases in the past 25 years.
CTV Atlantic pleads guilty to breaking Youth Criminal Justice Act publication ban - Nova Scotia - CBC News
CTV Atlantic pleads guilty to breaking Youth Criminal Justice Act publication ban
CTV Atlantic has pleaded guilty to breaching the Youth Criminal Justice Act by broadcasting video showing the faces of two young offenders involved in a violent home invasion more than a year ago in Cole Harbour.
The broadcaster was in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday to face two counts of breaching a publication ban. A representative of the company entered the guilty plea.
The video aired on Aug. 24, 2015 — the day three 17-year-old boys pleaded guilty to charges related to a home invasion that left a teenager partially paralyzed by a gunshot.
A Nova Scotia Legal Aid lawyer complained to police when she heard the next day that images of her client leaving court with his face clearly visible were broadcast on TV.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act shields identities of Canadians who are accused or convicted of crimes committed while under the age of 18.
CTV News is a division of Bell Media Inc., which has so far declined to comment on the case while it's before the courts.
Sentencing will take place March 21.
A law professor at Queen's University has said these types of charges are exceedingly rare in Canada. Nicholas Bala said he can think of only two or three such cases in the past 25 years.
CTV Atlantic pleads guilty to breaking Youth Criminal Justice Act publication ban - Nova Scotia - CBC News
