Canada's top court rejects Doug Snelgrove's bid to fight sex assault conviction

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer was at the forefront of three trials and several appeals spanning nine years.

Doug Snelgrove's fate has finally been sealed, nearly a decade after the disgraced St. John's police officer sexually assaulted a young woman after driving her home from a downtown club while on duty.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer was at the forefront of three trials and several appeals spanning nine years.

He repeatedly made headlines, especially after his conviction in 2021, when several more women came forward with claims that they were sexually assaulted and harassed by the force's police officers.

Snelgrove lost his case with the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal last year, and immediately applied to have his appeal heard by the country's top court.

But the Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it would not hear Snelgrove's case, ending his criminal battle and upholding his four-year prison sentence.

Snelgrove has been out on bail since July.