Walker's Lawyer
Appearances
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Can you define consent for me, please, Ms. Robinson?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And is it your evidence that you were not free in this relationship?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
So the secret nature of a relationship doesn't mean it's not a consensual relationship. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And when did you learn that it was prohibited by the rules of the school?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
You went along with it. You didn't resist?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
I'm going to suggest to you, Ms. Robinson, that there was active participation in the intercourse. Is that correct?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Respectfully, this is cross-examination. The question is simply whether or not there was active participation.
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And the only reason today that you say you were not capable of consenting was because he was your teacher and you were a student. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And the people in the band, were they all adults?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Okay. And so for you to be making money, you had a boyfriend, you were getting some semblance of stability. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
I'll move on. All those sexual interactions that you had after Belleville, you and him thought, you thought he was your boyfriend. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And you willingly have sex with him. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Is it fair to say you think Mr. Walker is a bad person now?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
But at the time, you didn't have these negative feelings towards him. Is that fair?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Thank you. So in my submission, the laws that applied in 1976-1977 are the ones that should be applied. There's a case law from the Supreme Court on the elements of the offense of rape.
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
It talks about without her consent, which in my submission is force. Ms. Robinson's evidence was that there was no force.
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
And in my respectful submission, the Crown has invited you to engage in conjecture and speculation as to what happened. Mr. Frank, anything else?
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
Even if the jury accepts the evidence that she was groomed, even if the jury accepts that the teacher-student relationship was relevant, even if the jury accepts that she had two to three drinks, my friend is inviting you to rely on a speculative inference, and in my submission, that would be improper. Okay, so you've both had your last word.
Sea of Lies from Uncover
S31 E3: Seeking justice | The Banned Teacher
I'm going to suggest to you, Ms. Robinson, that there was active participation in the intercourse. Is that correct?