No retrial for man who had sex assault conviction overturned: complainant
A man whose sexual assault conviction was overturned after an Ontario appeal court found the trial judge relied too heavily on “rape literature” will not face a new trial, the complainant in the case said Tuesday.
Mandi Gray said prosecutors told her Monday that Mustafa Ururyar would instead sign a peace bond, which bars him from contacting her for a year but does not involve an admission of guilt.
She said the news was a surprise since Crown lawyers had told her days earlier that Ururyar had refused the peace bond and the matter would be going to trial in the new year.
Though the process has been “a roller-coaster of emotions,” Gray said she looks forward to putting this difficult chapter of her life behind her.