Nunavut prosecutors form new team dedicated to sexual violence – CBC

Jul 15, 2024

The chief federal prosecutor is under no illusion about the challenge of gaining people’s trust

Nunavut now has a team of prosecutors dedicated to sexual violence cases.

Launched in April, the team within Nunavut’s Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) office will assist in all sexual violence files in the territory.

On the team are four prosecutors, two paralegals, and a rotation of witness co-ordinators, some of whom are Inuit. Most of them are new hires from temporary funding following the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

In the most serious cases, the lead prosecutors will be inside the courtroom, or assisting the lawyers on the file.

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