R. v. Chiang

R. v. Chiang

The court held the police had a reasonable suspicion that the Craigslist erotic services section was being used to facilitate underage prostitution and therefore the operation was a bona fide investigation; further, the undercover officer's conduct did not constitute inducement under the objective Mack factors, so...

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Citation
2010 BCSC 1770
Parties
Crown: Regina; Accused: Pai-Chih Chiang
Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
10 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Post Conviction Application for Stay of Proceedings (entrapment)
Outcome
Application for stay of proceedings dismissed; entrapment defence rejected
Legal Topics
Entrapment Defence, Undercover Police Operations, Communicating for Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services S.212(4), Bona Fide Investigation, Inducement
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Internet Law Child Protection Law Evidence Law Entrapment Defence Undercover Police Operations Communicating for Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services S.212(4) Bona Fide Investigation +1 more

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Parties

Regina

Crown

Pai-Chih Chiang

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Post Conviction Application for Stay of Proceedings (entrapment)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the police investigation targeting the Craigslist erotic services section constituted a bona fide investigation (reasonable suspicion and sufficiently precise location)
  2. 2 Whether undercover police conduct went beyond providing an opportunity and induced the accused to commit the offence (entrapment by inducement)

Ratio Decidendi

The court held the police had a reasonable suspicion that the Craigslist erotic services section was being used to facilitate underage prostitution and therefore the operation was a bona fide investigation; further, the undercover officer's conduct did not constitute inducement under the objective Mack factors, so entrapment was not established and the application for a stay was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application for stay of proceedings dismissed; entrapment defence rejected

Orders

  • Application for stay of proceedings dismissed
  • Criminal proceedings to continue