Fredericton Independent

Fredericton Independent

Counsel-for-cross named in revenge-porn case

Jake Charlton, 28, of Hoyt, doesn’t have his own lawyer for trial scheduled for next summer

Don MacPherson
Dec 11, 2025
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While a Hoyt man charged with allegedly distributing intimate images of two people doesn’t have a defence lawyer for his upcoming trial, the court has arranged for one to participate to cross-examine the complainants.

Jake Charlton (Photo: Facebook)

Jake Charlton, 28, of Route 101, appeared again in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday. He previously pleaded not guilty to two three charges: sharing intimate images of a woman and a man at Charters Settlement on Feb. 1, and breaching his probation by having contact with the female complainant while prohibited from doing so.

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