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Sex between a 31-year-old youth case worker and a 14-year-old boy she was tasked with caring for was a sexual assault committed by the teen, the woman’s lawyer argued Wednesday, asking the judge to acquit his client.
Defence lawyer for social worker Beverly Allard says the first sexual encounter she had with a 14-year-old boy amounted to rape on his part.
A Calgary judge presiding over the trial of a former child services youth worker accused of having sex with a 14-year-old back in the 1990s heard tearful testimony from the alleged victim on Tuesday.
Former youth social worker Beverly Allard confessed to a years-long sexual affair with a teenage Calgary boy.
Defence lawyer for social worker Beverly Allard says the first sexual encounter she had with a 14-year-old boy amounted to rape on his part.