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Jillian Maureen Anderson

 

Charge:

Sexual Assault (Exploitation of a minor)

Sentence:

"5 months, 2 years probation, and 20 years sex registration"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Canada

County or Region of Crime:

Prince Edward Island

City of Crime:

Charlottetown

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Jillian Maureen Anderson was wrongly convicted on October 15, 2007 of two counts of sexually exploiting a minor who was on the soccer team coached by Jillian Anderson in 2006 and 2007 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The 23-year-old Jillian Anderson was convicted after a bench trial based on the testimony of the girl. Anderson was sentenced to two concurrent five months terms of imprisonment, two years of probation, and 20 years of registering with Canada's sexual register. She was allowed to remain free on bail pending the outcome of her appeal. On February 18, 2009 a three-judge appeals court panel overturned her conviction."

Conviction Caused By:

Testimony by the alleged victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"On February 18, 2009 a three-judge appeals court panel overturned her conviction."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"R. v. Anderson, 2009 PECA 04, 2-18-2009"

Information Location 1:

http://www.gov.pe.ca/courts/supreme/reasons/1143.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Former soccer coach wins appeal in sexual exploitation case, CBC News, February 19, 2009"

Information Location 2:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/02/18/pe-anderson-appeal.html

Information Source 3:

"Ex-coach found guilty of sexually exploiting teen, By Staff, CBC News, Oct 15, 2007"

Information Location 3:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/ex-coach-found-guilty-of-sexually-exploiting-teen-1.663536

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