Blogwrath: Ben Levin’s Child Porn Trial Begins amidst Dead Silence

Before I started attending trials and hearings earlier this year, I never knew that there were so many courthouses in Toronto. This morning I had the chance of visiting a new one, way up north at 1000 Finch Avenue West. It was the place where a hearing concerning Benjamin Rubin Levin, a.k.a. Ben Levin was about to be held.

Ben Levin with the Liberal Royalty in 2013

You may remember that last year, shortly after he appeared in the picture above with Justin Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne, and Bob Rae at the annual homosexual parade, Levin was arrested. Shockingly, he was charged with possessing and producing child pornography.

What made the case even more shocking was the status of the accused. Levin was a high official of the Ontario Liberal Party with strong connections to its leadership. He was a Deputy Minister of Education in McGuinty’s government. When Kathleen Wynne took over, he became a member of her “transition team.” Even worse impression made the fact that he was a professor of education at OISE (University of Toronto).

After waiting for over a year, the case finally started moving through the courts.  (more...)

Blogwrath: Ben Levin’s Child Porn Trial Begins amidst Dead Silence