Case of Halifax youth accused of online extremism shifted to restorative justice - BERITAJA

The lawsuit against a Halifax younker accused of being portion of an extremist group has been referred to the province’s restorative justness strategy now that 4 of 5 charges against the teen person been withdrawn.

Halifax constabulary successful October said location was grounds the 16-year-old was portion of the convulsive online group 764, whose members coerce children into harming themselves and engaging successful intersexual acts connected camera.

But successful January, each but 1 of the charges were withdrawn.

At the time, Crown lawyer Terry Nickerson said the prosecution had withdrawn charges related to inciting hatred, making obscene worldly and 1 count each of accessing and distributing kid intersexual maltreatment and exploitation material.

Nickerson said location was nary realistic imaginable of convictions connected those charges.

On Thursday, it was decided successful tribunal that the remaining complaint of possessing kid intersexual maltreatment and exploitation worldly would beryllium referred to the restorative justness program, which focuses connected imposing conditions aimed astatine rehabilitation.

Successful completion of the programme typically results successful charges being withdrawn.