US EditionTrial starts for Newfoundland man accused of sexually abusing young people
Trial covers over 70 charges involving nearly a dozen vulnerable youth over two decades; case advanced after a 2007 victim came forward in 2022, police said.
- The sexual violence trial of Anthony Humby began yesterday and is continuing today in provincial court in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Humby was first arrested in April 2023 after police received statements linking him to complaints dating back to 2007, although no charges were initially laid.
- The trial involves more than 70 charges relating to alleged sexual abuse of 12 vulnerable youth over nearly 20 years, with witnesses including Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers testifying.
- Crown prosecutor Deidre Badcock confirmed the trial covers 12 alleged victims, while Humby's lawyer has applied to dismiss the case due to trial delays and transcripts are still awaited.
- The trial's progression after a media release caused a flood of public tips, and a victim from 2007 has been scheduled to testify, underscoring the case’s broad implications for victim accountability.
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The trial of Tony Humby, who is charged with 72 sexual crimes out of 11 youths, began on Wednesday in Saint John in the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.
ST. JOHN的S — A long-delayed trial began for a Newfoundlander accused of more than 70 crimes of sexual abuse against young people. Anthony Humby was arrested for the first time in St. John's in April 2023, when he was 62 years old. Witnesses from the Royal Newfoundland Police told a provincial court judge that the case had grown rapidly after a press release regarding the arrest of Anthony Humby had generated a flood of public appeals. Crown Atto…
A long-delayed trial began for a Newfoundlander accused of more than 70 crimes of sexual abuse against young people.
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