21-09-2018 23:03 via edmontonjournal.com

Northlands to tweak statement of defence to avoid victim blaming

Northlands is removing controversial wording from a statement of defence that surfaced in a civil suit centred on a 13-year-old girl’s alleged sexual assault on the organization’s property in 2008.
Advocates blasted the organization this week after the legal document said the victim’s “contributory negligence” was to blame for the attack.The woman, now in her 20s, is suing Northlands, North American Midway Entertainment, and the estate of a dead man who sh
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