New judges must take course focusing on consent, sexual assault trials

As sexual assault cases make their way through the courts and onto the front pages of newspapers, the judiciary has decided to train its newer members on the process of conducting trials dealing with an offence that is increasingly under public scrutiny.
A new, obligatory course will be taken by Superior Court justices who were named to the bench less than five years ago. The intensive, week-long course deals with the procedures of a criminal trial with a focus on sexual assault cases. The cours