Newfoundland high schooler faces three separate sexual assault trials
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — A teenager is in court this week for the first of three trials on sexual assault allegations that shook a Newfoundland high school and spurred the province to update safety policies.
Students at Stephenville High School in southwestern Newfoundland protested last February after a male student who allegedly attacked at least three girls in separate incidents off site was allowed back in the building to potentially cross paths with them.
The young man’s identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
In the matter set for a three-day trial in Stephenville starting Tuesday, he has pleaded not guilty to four counts.