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Prosecution appeals Vancouver Island sexual-assault case tossed over 'unreasonable' delays

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B.C. man was charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm and assault after he was arrested in July 2023 .

Judge ruled in Duncan last month that the delays in the trial were beyond the 18-month “presumptive ceiling” set by the Supreme Court of Canada .

The prosecution did not blame any of the trial delays on the man’s defence lawyer.

The appeal says the judge was wrong to find the delays were unreasonable.

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