Case of Halifax taxi driver accused of sexual assault adjourned until May
HALIFAX — The case of a Halifax taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger has been adjourned until May.
Seyed Mirsaeid-Ghazi’s lawyer, Luke Craggs, appeared on his behalf in Nova Scotia Supreme Court Thursday, and a pretrial conference was set for May 5.
A hearing to set a date for his trial was scheduled for May 9.
Police allege that on Oct. 23, 2015, Mirsaeid-Ghazi picked up a 21-year-old woman that he had driven in his taxi on previous occasions.