Closing arguments wrap in Aubrey Levin sex assault trial
Former court psychiatrist faces 9 counts of sexual assault
CBC News
Posted: Jan 22, 2013 3:27 PM MT
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2013 3:26 PM MT
Related
Related Stories
The Crown prosecutor in the trial of Aubrey Levin finished his closing arguments in a Calgary courtroom Tuesday, wrapping up final arguments from both sides.
Levin, 74, is a former forensic psychiatrist who is charged with nine counts of sexual assault against male patients who had been ordered by the courts to see him.
The closing arguments have wrapped up in the sexual assault trial of former court psychiatrist Dr. Aubrey Levin with the Crown defending the testimony of its star witness. (CBC)On Monday, defence lawyer Chris Archer tried to discredit the crown's primary witness, who has a long criminal history and was on probation at the time of the alleged assault.
The witness taped the alleged sexual assaults with a hidden camera in 2010.
The videos show Levin undoing the man's belt and jeans and appearing to fondle him.
Crown prosecutor Bill Wister tried to convince the jury Tuesday that the witness was telling the truth.
Wister told the court there is no sugar coating the witnesses' past.
"He is who he is," said Wister.
The Crown told the jury the videos speak for themselves.
Wister described the victims as "sitting ducks" who were preyed upon by someone in a position of power.
"What you're seeing in the videos is sexual assault," Wister said. "If it happened only once it's still an offence."
Levin's explanation
The only time the jury heard Levin speak was in his videotaped statement to police after his arrest. The psychiatrist said he was performing medical procedures on patients to help them with sexual dysfunctions.
Wister said such a test would be very unusual and would typically be used on patients with severe spinal shock, citing testimony from a University of Toronto urologist.
"It's my submission to you that none of these nine people were in severe spinal shock," he said.
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Donna Shelley is to give her final instructions to the jury on Friday.
With files from The Canadian PressShare Tools
Latest Calgary News Headlines
- Brooks celebrates hockey win with parade
- Brooks residents are celebrating the city's junior A hockey championship with a parade. more »
- SPCA investigates animal rescue farm near Calgary
- A farm that took in horses and other animals is under investigation by the Alberta SPCA. more »
- Deadly tornadoes can strike Alberta, say experts

- Experts say Albertans should prepare for catastrophic weather including tornadoes, although deadly twisters are rare in this province. more »
- Senate sends Duffy expense audit for 2nd internal review
- The Senate decided to send Senator Mike Duffy's audit report back to its internal committee for a second review, despite objections from the Liberal Senate leader, who argued the RCMP should be tasked with the job. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Kids from levelled Oklahoma schools recount deadly tornado

- Children from two Oklahoma schools levelled Monday by a powerful tornado are recounting what it was like to survive the "loud" and "scary" twister, while rescuers near the end of their search for any other remaining survivors or bodies.

more »
- Deadly Oklahoma tornado confirmed as most powerful type

- Emergency workers neared the end of their search Tuesday afternoon for survivors in Moore, Okla., following a deadly tornado that weather officials said was now classified among the most powerful type of twister. more »
- Senate sends Duffy expense audit for 2nd internal review
- The Senate decided to send Senator Mike Duffy's audit report back to its internal committee for a second review, despite objections from the Liberal Senate leader, who argued the RCMP should be tasked with the job. more »
- Only 1 set of human remains found at Millard farm, police say
- Hamilton police have confirmed that they are dealing with only a single set of human remains at the Waterloo region farm of Dellen Millard. more »
- Rob Ford faces more calls to address crack allegations
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went back to work after a holiday weekend, but he wasn't talking about an alleged video that two published reports say shows him smoking what appears to be a crack pipe. more »
- Deadly tornadoes can strike Alberta, say experts
- Mount Norquay gets approval to expand
- SPCA investigates animal rescue farm near Calgary
- Brooks celebrates hockey win with parade
- 10 must try food truck street eats
- Ranchers spotting grizzlies in southern Alberta
- Children driven around too much, Canadian report suggests
- Unlicensed teen ticketed for high-speed drive
- Calgary senator-in-waiting sees silver lining in scandal

