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Lawyer Acquitted, Now Facing Harassment Sentence | Edmonton News
A Calgary lawyer and former justice of the peace, Patrick Higgerty, was acquitted of sexual assault and public indecency after the judge questioned the reliability of the testimony—but he’s now facing sentencing for harassment after making threatening, racially charged calls in 2022. The case centers on a former employee who rose from receptionist to paralegal, whom Higgerty claimed consented to actions she didn’t, with all witnesses deemed unreliable. His defense blamed the calls on a home invasion he believed the complainant and her boyfriend were involved in—but another intruder later…
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