Nova Scotia intimate-photo case results in guilty pleas from all six accused
HALIFAX — Six male teenagers in Nova Scotia pleaded guilty Wednesday to sharing intimate images of high school girls without their consent, concluding one of Canada’s largest prosecutions involving a relatively untested but high-profile law.
The six were charged in July 2016 after police in Bridgewater, N.S., wrapped up a year-long investigation by alleging the youths — all local high school students — had distributed intimate images of at least 20 girls.
“We hope that the notoriety of this case produces more awareness across the country that this type of conduct isn’t simply boys being boys — and it’s not simply a school disciplinary problem,” said Peter Dostal, a senior Crown attorney with the province’s special prosecutions office.
“Many instances of this type of conduct reaches the level of criminal activity and needs to be treated as such.”