WINNIPEG -- Even more salacious details of Justice Lori Douglas' love life could emerge if a public inquiry into her conduct continues, a Federal Court judge said Friday, as she ordered a stay to the proceedings.
Preventing more harm to Douglas' public image and mounting public costs were among the reasons cited by Justice Judith Snider when she stayed a federal hearing into sexual harassment allegations levelled against Douglas.
In July 2011 the Canadian Judicial Council launched an inquiry after details emerged her husband, Jack King, instigated a plan to coax his client, Alex Chapman, into having sex with Douglas.
Chapman, who had been represented by King in a divorce case, filed a complaint in August 2010 accusing Douglas of sexual harassment, alleging he received nude photos of Douglas from her husband, who was attempting to arrange a sexual encounter between the two. (more...)
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