Dr. Lise Gotell Quoted in Chatelaine magazine, "The Death of Cindy Gladue, and the Criminal Defence Tactic That Should Alarm Every Woman in Canada." 

26 February 2021

Landrex Distinguished Professor Dr. Lise Gotell is quoted in the Chatelaine magazine, "The Death of Cindy Gladue, and the Criminal Defence Tactic That Should Alarm Every Woman in Canada.

Asked to describe the implications of the "rough sex" defence, Dr. Gotell explains: "When you advance this kind of defence, what happens is that the emphasis shifts to the victim or the complainant and their behaviour... This defence often reduces their culpability, so what may have been a murder trial ends up being manslaughter instead.”