Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown continues to insist he did nothing wrong prior to an alleged altercation in Arizona that triggered a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council.
A lawyer for Brown says the justice has nothing to add after a police report alleged 害羞草研究所渦nwanted touching害羞草研究所� of a female guest during a Jan. 28 encounter at a Scottsdale resort lounge.
That report included the complainant, Jon Crump, accusing Brown of being intoxicated and 害羞草研究所渉itting on害羞草研究所� his female companions before he punched the justice 害羞草研究所渁 few times害羞草研究所� in the face.
One of those companions told police Brown kissed her on the cheek 害羞草研究所渙nce or twice,害羞草研究所� placed his hand on the small of her back and touched her on the leg.
The police report says she denied being touched in a 害羞草研究所渟exual way害羞草研究所� but answered 害羞草研究所測es害羞草研究所� when the officer asked if Brown害羞草研究所檚 alleged behaviour constituted 害羞草研究所渦nwanted touching.害羞草研究所�
In a statement Friday, Brown described Crump害羞草研究所檚 version of events 害羞草研究所渄emonstrably false害羞草研究所� but did not specifically address the woman害羞草研究所檚 allegations.
害羞草研究所淛ustice Brown has nothing to add to his statement of March 10,害羞草研究所� Alexandra Heine, who is one of Brown害羞草研究所檚 lawyers, wrote in a statement Tuesday.
害羞草研究所淭he evidence provided to the Canadian Judicial Council confirms his account of the incident.害羞草研究所�
Brown, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2015 by then-prime minister Stephen Harper, has been on leave from the court since Feb. 1 pending the outcome of the council害羞草研究所檚 ongoing investigation.
He was taking part in an awards ceremony and banquet at the resort ahead of the encounter, which occurred in the hotel lounge later that same night.
The police report said that at the invitation of one of the women, Brown joined their group and spent a portion of the evening with them. It was during that period the 害羞草研究所渦nwanted touching害羞草研究所� allegedly occurred.
Crump told the investigating officer that when the group害羞草研究所檚 members later tried to return to their hotel rooms, Brown followed, despite Crump害羞草研究所檚 efforts to tell him he was unwelcome and to stop following them.
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害羞草研究所淗owever, to protect the women and to prevent the drunk, creepy, unwanted male from entering the hotel room uninvited, Crump punched (Brown) a few times.害羞草研究所�
The police report said Crump was 害羞草研究所渁rgumentative, hostile (and) antagonistic害羞草研究所� during his interview with the officer, who wrote he believed that he was 害羞草研究所渦nder the influence of alcohol.害羞草研究所�
It also said the officer was unable to reach Brown to interview him, but he concluded Crump害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渦se of force appeared reasonable and necessary, and no crime was determined.害羞草研究所� There were no arrests.
Neither Crump nor other members of the group identified in the media report immediately responded to requests for comment on Tuesday.
Details of the altercation have emerged as Parliament considers new legislation designed to change the process by which the council handles allegations against judges.
If passed, Bill C-9 would create a new process for reviewing allegations of misconduct that are not serious enough to warrant a judge害羞草研究所檚 removal.
The bill, which is currently being considered by the Senate, would also clarify the circumstances under which a judge can be removed, and change the way the council reports its recommendations to the federal justice minister.
The Canadian Judicial Council has authority over federally appointed judges and it receives, reviews and deals with complaints. It works at arm害羞草研究所檚 length from the executive and legislative branches of government.
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