“Justice Joyce Lester cited unreliable witness testimony as a reason for the decision.” Juxtapose that with this: “At least two of the girls in the courtroom to hear the ruling cried when it was given.”
Could Justice Joyce Lester be a proponent of mass Muslim migration into Canada, and not want that program to be hampered by negative publicity?
“Charges dismissed against man in West Edmonton Mall pool sexual assaults,” by Jamie Sarkonak, Edmonton Journal, July 6, 2018 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur):
Sexual assault charges have been dismissed against a man accused of groping six teen girls at the West Edmonton Mall wave pool, a provincial court judge ruled Friday morning.
Soeliman Hajj Soleiman was arrested in February 2017 after several teenagers reported being touched by a man in the wave pool.
Justice Joyce Lester cited unreliable witness testimony as a reason for the decision.
At least two of the girls in the courtroom to hear the ruling cried when it was given.
When the trial began earlier this year, court heard testimony from some of the teen complainants, who were ages 13 to 15 at the time.
On the evening of Feb. 4, 2017, 16 girls from a soccer team were attending a birthday party at the pool, court heard. One of the complainants, then 14, testified she was in the wave pool when she heard other girls saying someone was touching them. She told court that as a wave hit, a man swam up under her and touched her breast and buttocks….
mike9a says
If one brings a bacon sandwich around pool would probably get at least year in jail.
Zubi says
WHAT!? ??
gravenimage says
Zubi, Mike means that this would upset Muslims. Infidels have been given prison sentences for leaving bacon at Mosques.
mortimer says
Children often prove inconsistent, poor witnesses. Even adults are not always reliable.
The prosecutor said that in spite of the inconclusive verdict, “all of these complainants were believed… There’s no doubt that all six of them were sexually assaulted that night at the water park. The issue was whether or not the Crown (prosecutor) could prove it and the court today decided that we did not.”
You wonder if the verdict would have been hard to reach if Muslims claimed they saw a bacon sandwich waved at them.
J D S says
Sounds like this Justice is tied to Junior’s coat tails and following his embracing characteristics. OH CANADA you are in deep trouble.
Muhammed Jacob says
PARROT CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR SAYING: “MUHAMMAD WAS A CHILD MOLESTER.”
Think about it!
This would be a great way to drive Muslims bonkers!
PARROTS & MUSLIMS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON:
They BOTH repeat what they are taught – BUT – they can’t think for themselves!
DHazard says
Teaching a parrot to say that would get you at least an 800 pound find in the UK. Really.
gravenimage says
I would not want to see parrots abused.
Linda Evans says
I get that your being amusing, but
parrots can be taught to repeat things that they don’t understand.
Muslims understand what they are being taught, that is to
exploit everyone that it is within their power to overcome.
Save Europe says
….and thus you’ve destroyed your own argument with your response. Parrots don’t know what they’re repeating or saying. Muslim, on the other hand, do.
Giacomo Latta says
Who has more of a conscience: a parrot or a Muslim? There’s another question for us all to mull on.
Anton says
Such decisions make me ponder whether there still is justice in the west? Or it’s like a Russian roulette what kind of a judge you happen to meet considering your case…
gravenimage says
It’s increasingly disturbing.
Westman says
It’s the Open Society idea of George Soros that is failing as some EU countries get a backbone. The idea was to give up much of a nation’s sovereignty to central power, break down nationalisim and borders, and redistribute wealth through loans that would never be paid back.
The refusal of Germany to forgive loans, uncontrolled immigration, and Brexit have put that Open Society and the EU in decline and ultimate collapse. What we see in Germany, France, and the UK is an attempt to sail the ship of open borders even as it is sinking.
A few more elections and these reverse Kangaroo Courts that try to preserve the image of socialist unity, by suppressing justice, will be a past unforgotten mistake.
carpediadem says
Soros certainly jumped on the bandwagon but he by no means originated this and to ignore the central roles of the General de Gaulle, the EU and the churches is wishful thinking.
Westman says
Agreed. He is a fellow traveler, with significant resources that he has certainly spent to influence elections and immigration. I wonder about the influence of the churches; they seem to have a back seat to secularism. The Catholic church appears to have the most action which also includes getting government money to aid resettlement.
The good news is the citizens are recognizing a failure despite leadership rhetoric.
carpediadem says
Even without the proMuslim sentiment such judgements in such cases -and others- are common.
Carole says
Four girls should have equaled one man’s testimony in Islam, right? But there were no male witnesses, so I guess that even six girls is not enough.
Linda Evans says
Agreed Carol, this Judge is every bit as unjust as Shariah law.
melek-ric says
“Unreliable witness testimony.”
So, Justice Joyce Lester is saying, in effect, that the girls were either maliciously lying or severely misinterpreted innocent actions by Soleiman as groping. Six girls all got it wrong, and Soleiman committed no crime. These girls were age 13 to 15 at the time – certainly old enough to know when something improper was happening. There’s no mention of any adult witnesses contradicting the girls’ version of events. In what way was their testimony considered so unreliable as to completely exonerate this man?
Now he walks free, and six young women will have to live with the humiliation not only of the occurrence itself but the shame and stigma of being branded as liars by a provincial Justice (a female one at that) and court.
Just Me says
Nailed it. This ruling sets a dangerous precedent. 6 young women. Six! Not one. Why would any young woman or young man for that matter, EVER come forward after being sexually assaulted, now? These young ladies put themselves in front of strangers to tell their story. this verdict is very, very disturbing.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Good comment just one correction these were girls 13,14 etc. Not women.
melek-ric says
Susan B, this incident happened a year and a half ago, so the oldest victim is now 16, perhaps 17. My reference to them being young women was with regard to their future, the coming years of high school, university et cetera when, despite a publication ban on their identities, EVERYONE in their social circle will know who they are.
Of course they will have supporters, but you can bet there will be many vicious character assassins and hard-Left Islamophiles waiting to make life miserable for them. That will have a chilling effect on girls who may experience similar assaults, making them afraid to report to parents, law enforcement or other authorities lest they not be believed. This judge has set a dreadful precedent, and didn’t even appear to mitigate her decision by publicly stating that girls and women should not fear coming forward under similar circumstances.
As Tommy Robinson said, “It’s a stitch-up”.
gravenimage says
+1
Older Canadian says
+ 2
A similar incident happened in Toronto. Same results.
mortimer says
Melek, no, that’s not it. The judge said the DETAILS the different witnesses reported were at odds and since they had met together to come up with a common story… that would be collusion. Even worse.
Their testimony was contradictory and therefore was not conclusive enough to convict.
The perpetrator got off the charge because of the young, unreliable witnesses.
The judge believed that they had been molested, but it wasn’t solid enough proof to convict.
Budvarakbar says
How could they have all been molested at the same time and in the same way — the testimony would have to be contradictory as each girl would have had a different experience.
Save Europe says
Do you actually believe , IDIOT, that a group of underage girls would have got into cahoots to accuse a Muslim pervert of sexually assaulting them?!?! You’re as bad as the aforementioned pervert ???
melek-ric says
Mortimer, you correctly point out that the judge said that she had no doubt than assaults had occurred. However, she was concerned that there had been “unintentional collusion” between the girls in the couple of days following the incident. For a start, that seems like an oxymoron and a very peculiar assertion coming from a judge; also,some of the girls described their assailant as bearded and bald-headed; others described him as clean-shaven and possessing a full head of hair. The very fact that the descriptions varied argues against collusion, not for it.
Did it not occur to the police and court that there may have been two assailants, given the popularity of “al-taharrush al-jinsi” in many Islamic cultures? Were there other Middle Eastern men in the pool at the same time? Was that even considered, or would it have been considered racial profiling and thus inadmissible in court? We simply don’t know, and never will know, whether a proper investigation was done and therefore whether justice has been served in this case.
ItsReallyQuiteClear says
Absolutely disgusting. #MeTooDoesNotApplyHere
Anne Smith says
MeToo does not apply when Muslims are involved. Feminists adore Muslims.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Anne, I am a feminist because I do think that men a women are of equal value. Because of that I hate islam so what the hell are you on about??? Are you confusing leftest indoctrinated fools with feminist. You do know that leftest come in all 72 genders?
Save Europe says
She means Feninists and Third Wave Feminazis. Indeed, she should have been more specific. There’s a massive difference betwixt the two ideologies.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Save Europe as far as I am aware there only feminist that believe that women are of equal value as men. Do not confuse the indoctrination of leftest with feminist.
Giacomo Latta says
When you’re basically a Jew hater, you love everything else, including Islam.
bob kelly says
How could 6 victims and a couple of witnesses all be wrong, it’s not possible.
Trudeau made a call to the judge
Someone should keep an .eye on this judge to see if she gets a reward from truddy
It should be appealed to a higher court.
shoehorn says
groper Trudy?
http://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2018/07/slimy-trudeau-wouldnt-have-groped-her-if-hed-known-she-worked-for-a-national-newspaper.html
gravenimage says
*That’s* disturbing.
Older Canadian says
Yes our PM is disturbing.
Mary says
If you ask me he is distributed.
somehistory says
A person who misbehaves so horribly, doesn’t just stop doing that kind of thing.
He looks so very slimy. And his actions verify the look as true. It doesn’t matter that he now “doesn’t remember” it. He just thought he would never be caught, and now he’s in a position of power.
But he will reap as he has sown.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
Keep it up Trudeau and we’ll be rid of you and your fellow clowns in 2019.
Older Canadian says
Yes it should…but doubt it will, and hope it does.
gravenimage says
Canada: Sexual assault charges dismissed against Muslim accused of groping six teen girls in pool
…………………..
*Really*? All six girls were unreliable?
Older Canadian says
In Edmonton …yes.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
He is now “known to police.” He’ll do it again, because it’s bigger than him. And then the next charge will stick. I just hope and pray that no women are seriously harmed by him.
Elizabeth L says
This ruling is not only a miscarriage of justice, it is now an open invitation to would be gropers and Muslim sexual assault artists to attack young girls ( and let’s not forget little boys) in public swimming pools. This judge should be ashamed of herself, and she should be removed from the bench. She is quite simply unsuitable to judge such cases. Doubtless, she is a Leftie. Amorality.and the Left seem to be kissing cousins.
A_M_Swallow says
We need to improve race relations and reduce islamophobia. Learn for the Koran and whip any Muslim committing fornication 100 TIMES.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
I think you’re on the wrong website. Try “islamophobia watch.” (It hasn’t posted new content since January of 2015. LOL)
A_M_Swallow says
Correct newsgroup. Muslims misbehaving sexually creates islamophobia and damages race relations.
Getting whipped should discourage bad behaviour.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
His behaviour is very Islamic. No such thing as islamophobia; it is a euphemistic, nonsensical term used in name-calling to silence criticism of Islam. And Islam is not a race.
Getting and giving a whipping is a very Islamic thing. It is also contrary to the laws of most *civilized*, un-Islamic countries like the United States of America.
If you were on the “[c]orrect newsgroup,” then you would know all of this already.
gravenimage says
What claptrap–Muslims are rarely punished for sexually abusing Infidels. Rape in Jihad is sacralized in Islam–Muhammed practiced it himself.
A_M_Swallow says
Muslims are rarely punished by Muslims. Western courts need to start punishing Muslims and in a way third world people can understand.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
“Muslims are rarely punished by Muslims.”
What? Mohammadans are the number one targets of Mohammadan punishment.
Save Europe says
Your English isn’t very good today Ibrahim Itace!
A_M_Swallow says
Ops. The English was poor. I must have been tired. It was not written by Ibrahim Itace.
p.s. I am not back from holiday.
A_M_Swallow says
c/not/now/
Tom says
The Canadian Criminal Justice system is anything but a system of justice. It has been broken ever since Justin Trudeau’s father repatriated the Constitution which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which has been interpreted so liberally by left leaning Judges that it only has meaning for the accused and not the victim.
Trudeau senior was a Canada hater just like his son Justin and, just like his son, caused permanent damage to Canada.
bat 21 says
This guy has been in Canada for over two years and required a word for word interpreter to translate because he only speaks Arabic. So let me guess where he is working– that’s right, he’s not and probably never will. Welcome to Trudeauland!
MARTEL SOBIESKI says
At what point does taking the law in your hands become justified? Something for all decent people to ponder.
Linda says
The moral of this story is: Give Muslims a wide berth in Canada because in the current political climate, you can not win against them even if you are in the right and they are dead wrong.
WPM says
How do give them a “wide berth” these were 13, 14 year old girls in a public pool doing nothing wrong .Like the groping of woman in Germany on New Years eve on a German public street a few years back by a mob of “refugees” .Are woman and girls going to need male escort everywhere they go in the West like in Moslem majority countries ,because every Moslem male is triggered into a sexual emergency by the sight of a females uncovered face or her bare arms and legs showing??The best way to give them a “wide berth” is to stop importing these worshippers of a raping, thieving, lying ,murdering child molester ,the most perfect man in Islam Mohammed. Islam the religion where the penis rules the mind of every male ,where self control is not expected ,and every uncovered women an invitation to her to be sexual assaulted. Islam the religion of get out of jail on sexual assault changes in libtard run court rooms in the PC western countries.
Linda says
I agree with everything you’ve written unequivocally, but as long as our governments are going to let them into our countries and give us no choice in the matter, it’s best to caution girls and women to keep as far away from them as possible because these are people who will not control themselves.
Paddy O'Connor says
I agree Linda. Furthermore, we have been remiss in not taking action against their accomplices- our own traitors who befriend ,aid,abet and make apologies for them. Let me suggest ,at least to ostracize them in public and boycott their goods and services.
Linda says
That works for me. I think the first ones we should focus on are the people in positions of “authority” who aid and abet them.
James Lincoln says
The US is going to have to seriously consider building a northern wall.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
And let me guess … we’re going to have to pay for it ….
6woods says
James Lincoln, I loathe everything about Turdo and what he is doing to my country, but please don’t pretend that the U.S. doesn’t have more than its fair share of fascists (i.e. libtards) who are doing everything in their power to undermine your Constitution and turn your country into another sharia shithole (see Robert’s recent postings re.Constitution as hatespeech according to Facebook, and the islamization of your schools).
somehistory says
If the judge could meet the defendant out behind the courthouse, perhaps she could then believe the girls.
this is totally disgusting. When the police and the prosecutors do their jobs, the judge steps in to derail justice. Now this filthy creep is free to go forward with his filthy, evil ways of hurting and victimizing young children.
It’s hard enough on these poor victims, to have to endure the abuse, the violation, and then have to keep repeating what was done to them, they should be given the benefit of any…any…doubt. Six girls all saying the same thing and the idiot judge rules ‘not enough credible evidence.’….the ‘testimony not believable.’
She should not be in the position of judging. But true “justice” will find her. She will be “weighed in the balances.”
Lodesman says
Yes ‘somehistory’:—– and be found wanting.
Very hard to accept this other than as a political ruling of some sort.
Relic says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dnATt3f-30
Johm says
This does not prevent them from doing it again. You did not teach them anything by dismissing the charges. You should have prosecuted him and locked him up. That will be a lesson learned. This was a really stupid judge .
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
He should be deported, he was in Canada for 2 years still could not speak English and on welfare. If he is a Syrian, there is work waiting for him in Syria.
The best way to deal with these idiots is to get rid of them. That sends a stronger message than jail time. They may think twice before grouping little girls if it means no more leeching of kafirs, out the door you go.
Johm says
You are not permitted to act like a dam animal . Respect lothers rights to freedom of movement . Next time you could be killed .
Johm says
Others
DogOnPorch says
Are women allowed to judge Muslim men under Islam? How about Infidel women?
Giacomo Latta says
Read the Koran and you will notice immediately that the intended audience is male only. It does not inform females what their rights are because there are none to enumerate. It does instruct Muslim men what they can do to the subordinate socio-economic collectivity known as women however.
Horseman says
The USA will be sandwiched between a Canada filled with Jihad and a Communist/socialist Mexico that still can’t take care of its own people.
Politicianophobia says
Horseman, please stop the nonsense, we are all in the same boat and for FYI, perhaps you can take a look at Dearborn, Michigan, I do believe the Muslim population is now more than 50%–how many small towns in Michigan have all Muslim councils–Muslim running for Governor.
Do you have any idea how entrenched the Muslim Brotherhood is in the USA–Syed Abdul Ala Maududi, founder of the Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami said —Non-Muslims have absolutely no right to seize the reins of power in any part of Gods earth nor to direct the collective affairs of human beings according to their own misconceived doctrines. If they do, the believers would be under an obligation to do their utmost to dislodge them from political power and to make them live in subservience to the Islamic way of life. Sayyid Qutb, an Islamic, revered, scholar said –The foremost duty of Islam in this world is to depose jahiliyyah from the leadership of man, and to take the leadership into its own hands and enforce the particular way of life which is its permanent feature.
Amir Mushtag Kahn, the Jamel-e-Islami leader in Pakistan said “I will cut the tongue and eyes of those who want to end the blasphemy law“
Canadians are now in the unfortunate position of having 10 Muslim, Liberal members of parliament, one Iqra Khalid, a Pakistani born woman, who introduced M-103, the Islamophobia bill BS. Last week she announced the government is spending 23 million dollars to curb racism, Islamophobia in Canada. A large amount of this money is going to CAIR and other Islamic groups in Canada. We are in a very bad spot right now, here in Canada, but hopefully The Liberal party will not have party status after the next election.
I say after the next election, which could be as late as October, 2019, but Justine and Chrystia Freeland, are whipping up the Canadian electorate over their self induced, botched trade talks with the US to score political points,and might call a snap election. They are trailing in the polls and are desperate for a cause. Most of the left are pushing the anti-Trump bullshit.
People worldwide MUST vote the evil, bastards out of office while we still have OUR FREEDOM. WE MUST DO OUR UTMOST TO DISLODGE THEM FROM POLITICAL POWER.
The judge in the above mentioned case would be removed from office if all were right in this world.
Tom says
We Canadians have to be ready for Trudeau to call a snap election, perhaps this summer, as his numbers start to decline and his desperation to hold onto power becomes a panic.
Trudeau and his appeasing and traitorous ways have to go onto the garbage heap of political history where they all belong.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
I am really disappointed in the Conservative leadership of Andrew Scheer, he does not come across as tough enough, not like Doug Ford. He is not a “Trump” that is for sure and it is a “Trump” that Canada needs to clean up this mess.
Giacomo Latta says
Even Trump has been softer on Islam than he has been on Central Americans for some reaqson.
Mary says
Yes me certainly do.
No Muzzies Here says
That means that Muslims have been given a green light to sexually attack innocent girls. The new Trudeau administration is doing all it can to make Muslims feel comfortable, and is even willing to offer them its young girls for their pleasure.
Politicianophobia says
Self correction M-103 is not a bill but a motion–and still the government takes the highly unheard of move to spend 23 million dollars on a simple motion, all in the name of Islamophobia. What about CHRISTIANOPHOBIA? Canadians need to ask their members of parliament who voted for M-103 why they did so. All the NDP and all the Liberals, they are responsible for 23 million dollars being spent to shut Canadians up. The abuse of six girls in Canada by a Muslim man should be the rage of the day.
Vicky says
This is what it looks like when a government goes rogue, turns against it’s citizens and replaces common law with the Sharia law of muslim invaders.
Buford says
This same type of incident took place in Roseville Ca a little over a Month ago except . there was 7 Muslims in a Swim Area groping young girls there was Camera Coverage & eyewitnesses & the same thing happened After CAIR got involved the charges were dropped if a non Muslim did this they would have been prosected to the full extent of the law
Politicianophobia says
The judge in her wisdom said she knows something happened to the six girls, she was not sure they had the right man. So one judge can tell six girls they are wrong in identifying him. Whatever.
Politicianophobia says
2019 all the Liberals must be removed from office, they are a total disgrace. If you love Canada, you will vote the disgraceful liars out of office. ALL OF THEM MUST GO.
Giacomo Latta says
With everything that is hanging over Trudeau’s head at the moment, I would like to know what approval percentage Liberal Nation gives him at performance evaluation time. We’ll see if they have any moral fibre and any tolerance for hypocrisy.
geoff RATH says
The Koran, islamic belief, an islamic practices do not recognise any other law but their own. Go back and read the “book” thoroughly if you have the slightest doubt.
UNCLE VLADDI says
Almost ALL “judges” in Canada are leftists/socialists, and those in Ontario (the largest province) actually have to be vetted by a hardcore jihadi government official before they can be seated on the bench!
See here for proof:
http://unclevladdi.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/moslem-criminal-appoints-ontarios-judges/
Giacomo Latta says
The policy governing these sorts of swimming pool activity has been in effect for several years now in Canada. A Muslima wants to swim, all men out of the pool. A Muslim wants to swim, all non-Muslim women in the pool.
Investigate Gov Corruption NOW says
“Hajj Solomon is from a different cultural background from the six complainants as a reason to call into question their identification of him”
“She told court that as a wave hit, a man swam up under her and touched her breast and buttocks.”
Is the Judge saying that the witness identified him as a Muslim during the attacks?, in the water? Did he self identify?