N.S. man awarded $85,000 in damages after ex claims he’s a sexual predator on social media – Winnipeg Sun
Sep 25, 2024
A Nova Scotia judge has ordered an Inuk woman to pay a Halifax university professor she once dated $85,000 in damages for labelling him a sexual predator on social media after they broke up.
The professor is identified by the initials J.F. in the judge’s written decision in order to protect the identity of his young daughter. His online harasser, a former student at the university where he teaches, is dubbed B.A.
“The unfounded allegations that Mr. F is a sexual predator are bad enough,” Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Timothy Gabriel said.
“To further add that he is a serial victimizer of Indigenous women, and carrying on this activity on his employer’s premises magnifies the already significant impact of these posts upon his reputation. For the respondent to allege that he is depraved enough to sexually assault his very young daughter, and also parade her around to his supervisors and co-workers, having her urinate in front of them for their titillation and/or amusement, is truly horrific. Finally, that Ms. A would actually name the applicant’s young daughter in these posts, and post her picture, displays absolutely no regard for decency whatsoever.”
