Complainant says he never talked sex with Manitoba judge in naked photos case
July 17, 2012 - 1:30 PM
WINNIPEG - A man who says he was sexually harassed by a Manitoba judge has admitted he never had any discussion with her about sex.
Alexander Chapman is being asked repeatedly at a public inquiry whether he has any direct evidence that Lori Douglas was in on a strange sex plan in 2003, when she was still a lawyer.
Chapman says he was approached by Douglas's husband, who showed him explicit photos of her and asked him to have sex with her.
Chapman told the inquiry he only met Douglas twice, and they never talked about sex.
Chapman says she touched the muscles on his arms and legs briefly as they discussed exercises, and he assumed she must have known about her husband's sex plan.
Through affidavits, Douglas has denied the allegations against her and has said she was not aware of her husband's plans.
Douglas's husband has already been sanctioned by the Manitoba Law Society for his actions and has said he acted without his wife's knowledge.
The inquiry will also examine whether Douglas disclosed the controversy when she was screened for her judicial appointment in 2005.
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