Accused sex predator’s ex-wife demands child drugging charges. Hamilton Police have since laid a total of sixty charges involving more than a dozen alleged victims. The charges include aggravated sexual assault, administering a noxious substance and distributing intimate images without consent.

Among those watching the case closely is his former wife, Chelsea Davies, who is not surprised the number of alleged victims has continued to grow.

“I would like to say I was surprised, but unfortunately I was expecting more victims to come forward.”
Child-drugging allegations and unanswered questions

Although police have not found images of Davies or her daughter on Hayward’s seized devices, she wants charges laid after drugs were found in the system of their then-11-year-old, two years before his arrest.

Davies says she reported the incident at the time and provided medical records showing benzodiazepine, a sedative, in her daughter’s system.

“It is not a coincidence that she was drugged while she was in his care. To pretend that it is a coincidence is horribly misguided and not a path to justice.”

Davies says she took her daughter to the emergency room within ten minutes of the girl returning from a visit with her father. She says her daughter was drooling, slumped over and lethargic.

“I did everything right. I did everything I could. As soon as she was returned to me, within ten minutes I had her in the emergency room. Blood and urine were taken, and benzodiazepines were found in her system. I told the police, I told CAS immediately that I suspected Brian of drugging her.”

Her daughter spent three days in hospital recovering.

Despite the hospital toxicology report and the slew of charges Hayward now faces, he has not been charged in relation to the child-drugging allegation.

Push for better toxicology testing

Davies claims the testing that was done at the hospital wasn’t comprehensive.

She says it didn’t measure exactly how much of the drug was in her daughter’s system, which has become a barrier to proving bodily harm.

She also claims a cup that was given to police for evidence was never tested.

“There are many countries with professional standards for this. Canada is woefully lacking. In suspected child-drugging cases there should be comprehensive evidence collection and toxicology testing every time.”

Survivors of drug-facilitated sexual assault are buoyed by a recent precedent setting case in Montreal. A judge has delivered what is believed to be the harshest sentence in Canadian history involving this type of crime.

Samuel Moderie, 30, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years after admitting to secretly drugging, sexually assaulting and recording 13 women.

#Trump says he’s owed a ‘lot of money’ over federal probes. Here’s how the government could pay him.


The Republican president’s comments in the Oval Office on Tuesday have put a spotlight on a law through which people can seek damages if they believe they were wronged by the federal government.

But the potential that the president might take taxpayer money from the same government he leads has raised numerous ethical questions, especially since Trump has made cutting federal spending a top administration priority.

Adding to conflict-of-interest concerns is the fact that top Justice Department officials who would presumably have to sign off on such a settlement previously served as a defence lawyer for the president or his close allies.

Here’s a look at Trump’s claims and the process that could play out:
How the claims process works

Before reclaiming the White House, Trump filed two claims with the Justice Department seeking US$230 million in damages related to the FBI’s 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago property for classified documents and for a separate investigation into potential ties between Russia and his 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

He filed the claims in 2023 and 2024 under a law that permits individuals to sue federal agencies, like the Justice Department, if they believe they’ve been harmed by employees of those agencies acting within the scope of their duties. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, individuals must first file an administrative claim with the government agency. The agency then has six months to either settle the claim or deny it outright.

If the agency denies the claim or doesn’t act on it within that time frame, the person can then file a federal lawsuit. Trump has not yet filed a lawsuit on either claim, even though six months have passed.

The usual source of payments for claims against the government is from what’s known as the Judgment Fund. Treasury Department records show payments from the Judgment Fund over the last year on behalf of a slew of federal agencies related to discrimination claims, violations of the Privacy Act and other matters.

In one recent high-profile case, the Justice Department in 2024 agreed to pay more than $138 million to settle 139 administrative claims brought by people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.
Why Trump says the government owes him money

Trump has long claimed he was the victim of a weaponized Justice Department that targeted him for political purposes. The Biden administration’s Justice Department abandoned both criminal cases it brought against Trump after his White House victory last November because of department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

The president signaled his interest in compensation during a White House appearance last week with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi — telling reporters “I’m suing myself” — even though his claims to date have not been filed as lawsuits. He said he believes the government owes him a “lot of money,” but suggested he could donate any taxpayer money or use it to help pay for a ballroom he’s building at the White House.

One of the administrative claims, filed in August 2024 and reviewed by The Associated Press, seeks $115 million in compensatory and punitive damages over the search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and the resulting case alleging he hoarded classified documents and thwarted government efforts to retrieve them.

It accuses former Attorney General Merrick Garland, former FBI Director Christopher Wray and Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith of harassing and targeting Trump with a “malicious prosecution” in an effort to hurt Trump’s bid to reclaim the White House.

The Times said the other claim seeks damages related to the long-concluded Trump-Russia investigation, which continues to infuriate the president.
Defence lawyers for Trump and his allies could have the final say

Trump’s claims have raised thorny ethical issues because under Justice Department policy, proposed settlements of more than $4 million must be approved by the deputy attorney general or associate attorney general. Blanche, the deputy attorney general, was one of Trump’s lead defence lawyers in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. And Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward represented Trump’s valet and co-defendant, Walt Nauta, in the same case.

The department has not said whether Blanche and Woodward would be recused in settlement talks, but said in a statement on Tuesday that “in any circumstance, all officials at the Department of Justice follow the guidance of career ethics officials.” Bondi, in July, however, fired the department’s top official responsible for advising the attorney general and deputy attorney general on ethics issues.
Democrats plan to investigate

Democrats pounced on the news, announcing that Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, would launch an investigation into what they called a “shakedown” that violated the Constitution.

It was not immediately clear what shape that inquiry might take, but it seems unlikely that Raskin or other Democrats will get any cooperation from Justice Department leadership, particularly in the aftermath of a combative congressional appearance that Bondi made last week.

Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press

North-South corridor to serve as highway to East Africa — Lavrov
According to the Russian foreign minister, the initiative of President Vladimir Putin on forming the Greater Eurasian Partnership provides for establishing broad cooperation among countries and multilateral associations located in Eurasia.


Further development of the transport corridor will make it possible to establish logistical ties not merely among Eurasian nations but also with East Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a welcoming address to organizers and participants of the 3rd Astrakhan international forum North – South International Transport Corridor – New Horizons.

"Russia, the largest Eurasian power, makes a significant contribution to keeping peace and stability in our shared continent, home to several distinct civilizations. The initiative of President Vladimir Putin on forming the Greater Eurasian Partnership is also aimed in this vein. It provides for establishing broad cooperation among countries and multilateral associations located in Eurasia," the minister said. "Our unconditional priority in this regard is to further unlock the potential of the North-South international transport corridor. The objective is to connect North Eurasia, the Caspian region, Central, South, Southeast Asia and East Africa by establishing cargo transportation routes via major logistical hubs on the coast of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean," the top Russian diplomat noted.

The forum will facilitate setting up broad international interaction in the interests of developing this project as a key Eurasian transport artery.

#WASHINGTON, October 6. The US Patriot surface-to-air missile systems have been performing poorly in intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

According to the publication, the Patriot is the only system currently available to the Ukrainian Armed Forces capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. However, the newspaper emphasized that even this system has failed to intercept a number of recent attacks, attributing this in part to the fact that Russian specialists are modernizing their weapons to circumvent these systems.

The newspaper also noted that one Patriot system was recently transferred to Ukraine by Israel, while several more are expected to arrive from European partners this fall. Nonetheless, The Washington Post stressed that in order to create even a semblance of an air shield over the country, dozens of such systems would likely be required.

#Hezbollah says it shelled Israeli forces in southern Lebanon

The #Lebanese armed group targeted an Israeli infantry force with “artillery shells while trying to infiltrate Lebanese territory” from the town of Markaba in the Nabatieh governorate, according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news outlet.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/14/live-22-dead-80-wounded-as-israeli-army-shells-gaza-school-shelter?update=3245306

#Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa after #Israel pounds #Beirut.Rockets from southern Lebanon strike Israeli port city of Haifa.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/6/live-israel-carries-out-very-violent-bombing-campaign-on-beirut

#Israel attacks Lebanon live: Nonstop bombing as Hezbollah leader mourned.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/29/israel-attacks-lebanon-live-non-stop-bombardment-as-hezbollah-mourns-chief

#Israel bombs #Lebanon live: 356 killed, over 1,000 wounded in Israel attacks.

At least 356 people, including 24 children, have been killed and 1,246 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Health Ministry says.
The death toll includes at least 39 women and two medics.


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/23/israel-hezbollah-conflict-live-new-air-strikes-target-lebanon

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/20/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-in-gaza-west-bank-2