The former provincial Crown prosecutor — and current federal Crown prosecutor — was the victim in an extortion case stemming from a false allegation of sexual assault in 2023. Despite his wishes, the case was prosecuted by his former colleagues and not given to an outside agency. That sparked a pair of criminal investigations — one into O’Brien for sexual assault, and one into the woman for extortion. Woman apologizes, Crown seeking house arrestThe case was handled by veteran prosecutor Kathleen O’Reilly. There, O’Reilly told the court the Crown was withdrawing the extortion charge and proceeding with the other two charges.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2026 21:04 UTC