Crown stays sex assault charges against HIV-positive man in Yellowknife

© CBC Charges of sexual assault against Bobby Kaotalok were stayed in N.W.T. territorial court Tuesday in Yellowknife.

A 2018 directive from Canada’s former justice minister has led Crown attorneys to drop a sexual-assault charge against a man with HIV.

Bobby Kaotalok was charged with sexual assault in Yellowknife after allegedly not disclosing his HIV-positive status to a sex partner. But in Northwest Territories Territorial Court on Tuesday, prosecutors announced they wouldn’t go ahead with the case.

“We followed the directive and chose not to prosecute,” said Crown attorney Alex Godfrey. Read More