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CBC News
By Blair Rhodes, CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2016
Two very different versions of what happened on a night some 40 years ago emerged Thursday as Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes and his accuser both testified in a Nova Scotia courtroom.
Hawkes, a prominent rights activist, is charged with gross indecency and indecent assault for incidents that allegedly occurred in the 1970s. His trial began Monday in provincial court in Kentville, N.S.
When asked by Crown Prosecutor Bob Morrison about the night in question, Hawkes was emphatic.
“It’s not true,” he told the court. “It did not happen.”
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