"Mr. Carter has pleaded not guilty to five counts of fraud under $5,000. Witnesses at his trial have testified they wouldn't have consented to him being involved in their cases if they'd known the true nature of his qualifications.
But Mr. Lafontaine argued Tuesday none of the complainants have presented evidence Mr. Carter claimed to be a psychologist. In many cases Mr. Carter was retained by lawyers and appointed by judges, he said. Those court officials were acquainted with Mr. Carter's curriculum vitae, which identifies him as a psychological associate, he said.
REPORTER JEFF MITCHELL; NEWSDURHAMREGION;
A GUIDE TO NPR/FRONTLINE/PROPUBLICA'S "THE CHILD CASES."
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/06/child-cases-guilty-until-proven.html
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"OSHAWA -- There's no evidence that Greg Carter deliberately misled any of the clients who are now complaining they had a mistaken impression of the psychological associate's qualifications when they hired him, a defence lawyer has argued," the Newsdurhamregion story by reporter Jeff Mitchell filed earlier today under the heading, "Defence calls for Carter charges to be tossed," begins.
"Lawyer Greg Lafontaine urged Ontario Court Justice Paul Bellefontaine to toss out five counts of fraud against Mr. Carter, saying the case the Crown has presented doesn't back up the allegations against the Whitby man," the story continues.
""There's no evidence upon which Your Honour could find ... that there was a misrepresentation," Mr. Lafontaine said Tuesday in Oshawa.
The Crown alleges clients for whom Mr. Carter conducted therapy and assessments in child custody cases were duped into believing he is a fully accredited psychologist. Mr. Carter is a psychological associate.
Mr. Carter has pleaded not guilty to five counts of fraud under $5,000. Witnesses at his trial have testified they wouldn't have consented to him being involved in their cases if they'd known the true nature of his qualifications.
But Mr. Lafontaine argued Tuesday none of the complainants have presented evidence Mr. Carter claimed to be a psychologist. In many cases Mr. Carter was retained by lawyers and appointed by judges, he said. Those court officials were acquainted with Mr. Carter's curriculum vitae, which identifies him as a psychological associate, he said.
"Where is there any evidence my client said to anyone, 'I am a psychologist?'" Mr. Lafontaine said.
Arguments were scheduled to continue Wednesday."
The story can be found at:
http://www.durhamregion.com/news/crime/article/180347
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
