Toronto pastor takes stand at his Nova Scotia sex-crimes trial

CANADA
Newstalk

Don Mitchell
November 17, 2016

The Toronto pastor accused of sexually assaulting a minor back in the ’70s took to the stand in a Nova Scotia courtroom on Thursday.

Brent Hawkes said there was no sexual activity at his then home, a trailer in the Annapolis Valley, during what a witness described as a drinking party.

Hawkes is facing charges of indecent assault and gross indecency.

Earlier in the trial, a witness testified that Hawkes had taken him to a bedroom in the trailer and performed sexual acts on him.

“I do not recall… walking (the complainant) down the hallway,” Hawkes said.

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