Quote Originally Posted by powair
Ok. This is for anyone who has any sort of idea on how the court systems work in canada, people who have maybe been through it.

Ok. My boyfriend is in trouble. In January 2005, he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman twice his age. He's had several different court appearances, the last one in early august. They set him another date for January 31, 2006. This is over a year since the incident occured. They also have no circumstantial evidence, since the claim was filed 2 weeks after it happened.

Now, this week, he recieved a letter from the police. It is another charge, this one for "the theft of a purse, wallet, jewelry, canadian currency and credit cards amounting to over 5000 dollars". The incident occured on November 11, 2004. This court date is set for January 5, 2006.

He says he didn't do either, though he was extremely drunk during the alleged sexual assault and doesn't remember that night very well. That's not the point though. I know these are two very serious charges, and regardless of whether or not he did it, I just can't see them both being dropped.

He will be 17 at the end of December. Does anyone have any idea on what his sentence may be? He is still a juvenile. Can they try a 17 year old as an adult? Is it likely that he'll have to serve time in a juvenile centre?

Im confused. You cant be charged via mail with a mere letter. You have to be arrested, read your rights, interviewed and then the determination is made if there is enough evidence to charge the individual. Mail is not part of this process. If he told you that he got a letter from the police charging him he is lying to you.
The other questions are best answered by his lawyer.