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Rev. Brent Hawkes pleads not guilty on sex assault charges

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By Tansy Ko

 

A Toronto pastor has pleaded not guilty to decades-old sex-crime allegations in Nova Scotia.

Reverend Brent Hawkes is accused of indecent assault and gross indecency related to allegations of a sexual assault in the 1970s.

Hawkes did not appear in provincial court on Monday in Kentville.

Not guilty pleas were entered on the charges and trial dates set for seven days starting November 14.

Hawkes was a gay rights advocate who officiated at former NDP leader Jack Layton’s state funeral in 2014 – has maintained his innocence and says he will fight the accusations.

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