Hearing to begin for judge who made ‘knees together’ remark at sex assault trial
CALGARY — A hearing is to begin Tuesday for a Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t just keep her knees together.
The Canadian Judicial Council is to determine whether Justice Robin Camp, who made the comments in 2014 while a provincial court judge in Calgary, should be removed from the bench.
Camp acquitted a man of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old girl after deciding that the man’s version of events was more credible.
Court transcripts show Camp questioned the woman’s morals, suggested her attempts to fight off her attacker were feeble and described her as “the accused” throughout the trial.