Crown Cancels Blood Charges

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Six criminal nuisance charges against Dr. Roger Perrault were withdrawn Friday in Hamilton Ont., after Crown attorney John Pearson told the court there was no "reasonable prospect of conviction."

In withdrawing the charges, Pearson told the court it would be "irresponsible," no matter how strong the public interest in continuing with the prosecution, to ignore Ontario Superior Court Justice Mary Lou Benotto's findings.

"The system has let us down again," [John Plater] said. "It's the final inning of the game and some people dropped the ball. If this prosecution should have never happened, then a lot of money that went towards it could have gone towards people who have these diseases."

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Crown Cancels Blood Charges

Ex-Red Cross director in clear

By Jordana Huber

TORONTO -- The Crown has dropped all remaining criminal charges against a for...

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