Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown spoke out Friday, a rarity for a member of Canada’s highest court, about an alleged altercation in Arizona that triggered a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council.
In a statement issued by his lawyers, Brown denied details in a newspaper story published Thursday that reported allegations he “harassed” a group of friends during a Jan. 28 encounter at a Scottsdale resort lounge.
The Vancouver Sun cited a police report in which the complainant, Jon Crump, accused Brown of being intoxicated and “creeping out the group” before punching the justice twice in the face.
The newspaper also reported that Crump accused the judge of shoving him before he punched Brown and that the police report indicated “no crime was determined.”…