If you are facing a sexual assault charge you should hire an experienced criminal defence lawyer that works exclusively in the area of criminal law. Your lawyer will ask the crown attorney for the disclosure for your case.  This will contain notes and reports from the police, statements from the person who reported you to the police, statements and/or video from witnesses, forensic evidence, photographs, DNA evidence and other things that could be related to your case.  Depending on the significance of the charge and the complexity of the case, what is provided to your lawyer could be a very large file. Our team will do a thorough analysis of what we receive and review it with you.  We will then be able to advise you of your options, the possible implications and recommend to you what we believe is your best course of action.  There will likely be many different meetings where we discuss the charges, the evidence and your options.  As your criminal law team, we will council you on what we believe is the best course of action for you, however you will have the final say in what happens in the case.