Jane Sims
SudburyStar
London, ON, Canada
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Teacher who fled to Sudbury sentenced for sex with student and 'grave offences'
Disgraced ex-teacher Dustin Epp wasn’t just interested in a forbidden relationship with a student at the London high school where he taught. → Read More
At fatal crash trial, a crucial question: Who was actually behind the wheel?
Cindy Peters is no stranger to impaired driving trials involving the deaths of people she knew. → Read More
Crown wants 'Creeper Hunter' website erased after child porn convictions
The Crown wants a judge to order that a self-styled child predator vigilante's website be removed from the internet because it contains child pornography. → Read More
'You wanted the money': Judge rebutts repeat offender's speech on Indigenous trauma
The judge noted the accused had a criminal record with 29 offences and stints in prison. 'Every time you get out, you commit another offence' → Read More
Rough sex, angry pimp, car explosion add up to sentencing challenge
William McDonald, convicted of setting a pimp on fire in a dramatic downtown London, Ont. explosion, didn’t really know what else to say to the judge. → Read More
Creeper Hunter trial: Jury finds online vigilante guilty on all counts
The London jury in the trial of a man charged in connection with his activities on a vigilante-style website purporting to ferret out potential child predators… → Read More
Creeper Hunter trial: What the jury didn't hear
They never missed a day of Jason Nassr’s trial. → Read More
Runaway former London, Ont. teacher faces sex-crimes sentencing Feb. 14
Dustin Epp, 48, was arrested in Sudbury Jan. 23, six days after failing to appear for sentencing → Read More
Prison sentence rendered moot after fraudster's medically assisted death: Judge
59-year-old Allan Fischer, who defrauded Canada Post of $235,000 in postal products, has died and his prosecution is therefore 'abated' → Read More
Serial killer 'Bedroom Strangler' loses latest bid to exit maximum-security mental health facility
Russell Johnson was found not guilty by reason of insanity, on Feb. 1, 1978 → Read More
'Creeper Hunter' called himself a vigilante. Police question his effectiveness
Jason Nassr’s tactics to find child predators hardly changed and when he passed on information to investigations, he wasn’t told to stop. → Read More
'CREEPER HUNTER' TRIAL: Videos show accused defending not calling police
Self-styled internet child predator vigilante Jason Nassr appeared to be frustrated with having to answer the same question over and over again. → Read More
Ex-teacher leaves ominous social media post, skips sentencing for sex crimes
The day before ex-teacher Dustin Epp was supposed to be sentenced for four sex-related crimes, he left an eerie social media post. → Read More
Youth who fatally stabbed mom 20 times found not criminally responsible
The night he stabbed his mother more than 20 times, the voice inside his head said he had to kill or be killed. → Read More
'Vigilante justice gone too far'? Extortion trial opens for 'Creeper Hunter'
Jason Nassr of Windsor has pleaded not guilty to charges linked to his online activities as a child predator hunter → Read More
Remorse, grief hang in air as impaired driver sent to prison for deadly crash
Alicia Van Bree wiped away a tear before she was escorted out of the courtroom to begin her five-year prison sentence → Read More
Suspended driver nabbed twice – in the same afternoon
Apparently, some people need to be told at least twice. → Read More
Caution urged near rivers, creeks as rain warning issued for southern Ontario
It looks like an umbrella will come in more handy than a snow shovel early in the new year. → Read More
Judge allows defamation lawsuit over #MeToo claims to go ahead
A former London high school principal’s $500,000 defamation lawsuit against a teacher and #MeToo Instagram star who publicly claimed she was sexually harassed… → Read More
Sentencing looms for woman who killed teen brother in clash over burger
She kept her head bowed in shame throughout her manslaughter sentencing hearing. → Read More