Prosecutor Misconduct Stays John de Ruiter's Sexual Assault Charges

0:00Sexual assault charges against Edmonton's spiritual leader John D. Ruiner and his wife Layan just got stayed in court, all because of Crown. Prosecutor Miss Conduct, then mess with key evidence, the couple each faced six counts, with a trial lined up for September. Crown lawyers built their case around claims that the pair manipulated followers psychologically into sex acts, even labeling D'Aruiteers Oasis Group, a cult. To back that up, they hired experts, including a forensic psychologist. But during prep hearings earlier this year, it came out that prosecutors like Let Attorney Domina Hussein went too far, editing those expert reports, to match their theory. One psychologist admitted the words were even his own. Defense lawyers called his straight-up evidence tampering, and after the Crown agreed the trial couldn't go on, a new team reviewed everything, and entered the stay. Season attorneys say in over 35 years they've never seen Miss Conduct this bad. Now the defense is filing complaints with oversight bodies, pushing for taxpayer-covered legal costs as a warning while the Crown launches its own.

1:06Internal probe. This raises real worries about trust in other prosecutions too. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Canada News today update. AI powered, and always on.