Couldn't you keep your knees together, judge asks rape victim; may lose job
Judge Robin Camp had also repeatedly referred to the rape victim as 'the accused'.
Canada: Accused of outraging the modesty of a woman, a Canadian judge who had asked an alleged rape victim 'if she tried keeping her knees together when the attacker was raping her', might lose his job.
Judge Robin Camp is facing a public hearing before the Canadian Judicial Council over his harsh comments. He was accused of asking inappropriate questions to a 19-year-old girl who was raped over a sink at a party in 2014.
During the trial of the case, Camp had asked the girl, "Why couldn't you just keep your knees together?". He also further asked her, "Why didn't you just sink your bottom down into the basin so he couldn't penetrate you?"
According to an Independent report, in response to the judge’s remarks on the rape victim, several legal experts from the University of Calgary have claimed that his remarks showed a clear prejudice towards disbelieving the victim.
During the trial of the rape case, Camp has also been accused of repeatedly referring to the victim as 'the accused'.
The panel at the Canadian Judicial Council will decided if Camp should be allowed to remain on bench of the Federal Court judges.
Judge Robin Camp has been currently suspended from hearing cases.