In R. v. Andersen, the Newfoundland and Labador Supreme Court upheld the sexual assault conviction of William Andersen III, former President of the Nunatsiavut Government in Labrador. He was convicted on January 25, 2010. He appealed the conviction and the Crown cross-appealed the (unconditional discharge) sentence.
Andersen represented the Torngat Mountains district in the house of assembly between 1993 and 1996 and later became president of the Nunatsiavut government. He stepped down from that position in November 2007, while the charge was being investigated.
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