Transgender activist Jessica Yaniv, a biological male identifying as female, was found guilty of assault in a BC Provincial Court for physically attacking former Rebel News journalist, Keean Bexte..The assault occurred two years ago outside the Surrey Provincial Court in early 2020, and footage from Rebel shows Yaniv grab Bexte’s microphone before flailing punches at him while yelling “get away from me.”.“Following Yaniv’s court appearance at the courthouse in Surrey, I approached him outside — where filming was allowed," said Bexte in a statement at the time.."I had one question, I wanted to know if he would be pleading guilty or not. Within several seconds, Yaniv charged me and punched the back of my head while holding me down." .Yaniv was appearing in court on prohibited weapons charges at the time, following what has been a long list of controversies and lengthy human rights commission hearings..In 2018, Yaniv filed a dozen complaints against five home-based female beauticians claiming they discriminated against the activist's gender identity after refusing to perform a scrotum wax treatment..Yaniv also filed a complaint against a girl's and women’s beauty pageant for not allowing Yaniv to participate..Although Yaniv was found guilty of assault on Wednesday in respect of the attack on Bexte, Judge Mark Jette granted Yaniv a conditional discharge, meaning the charges will not appear on a criminal record, according to Rebel News, further adding that Yaniv is not allowed within 150 metres of Bexte..Yaniv will not face any jail time, but rather counselling and parole.
Transgender activist Jessica Yaniv, a biological male identifying as female, was found guilty of assault in a BC Provincial Court for physically attacking former Rebel News journalist, Keean Bexte..The assault occurred two years ago outside the Surrey Provincial Court in early 2020, and footage from Rebel shows Yaniv grab Bexte’s microphone before flailing punches at him while yelling “get away from me.”.“Following Yaniv’s court appearance at the courthouse in Surrey, I approached him outside — where filming was allowed," said Bexte in a statement at the time.."I had one question, I wanted to know if he would be pleading guilty or not. Within several seconds, Yaniv charged me and punched the back of my head while holding me down." .Yaniv was appearing in court on prohibited weapons charges at the time, following what has been a long list of controversies and lengthy human rights commission hearings..In 2018, Yaniv filed a dozen complaints against five home-based female beauticians claiming they discriminated against the activist's gender identity after refusing to perform a scrotum wax treatment..Yaniv also filed a complaint against a girl's and women’s beauty pageant for not allowing Yaniv to participate..Although Yaniv was found guilty of assault on Wednesday in respect of the attack on Bexte, Judge Mark Jette granted Yaniv a conditional discharge, meaning the charges will not appear on a criminal record, according to Rebel News, further adding that Yaniv is not allowed within 150 metres of Bexte..Yaniv will not face any jail time, but rather counselling and parole.
