Trevor Birtch Mistrial Daily Recap

Monday, 13 April 2026 12:17

The mistrial for Trevor Birtch began, but what was supposed to be a 4-day trial turned into guilty pleas.

LONDON - What was set to be a four-day judge-alone trial ended with a pair of guilty pleas.

Trevor Birtch was supposed to be back on trial for a count of assault and a count of sexual assault, which happened back in 2021. Birtch was originally found guilty of the counts in 2024, but a mistrial was declared after evidence was not properly disclosed by the Crown. You can read about the original trial by clicking here.

DAY 1 (April 13th, 2026) - Birtch Pleads Guilty

Today, the proceedings began at 10:15 a.m. with the Crown Prosecutor, Artem Orlov, stating that there was the expectation of guilty pleas from Birtch and that he was going to read a summary of each count before the Court. The charges before the Court were a count of assault, which happened in July of 2021, as well as a count of sexual assault, which took place in February of 2021.

Orlov first talked about the incident in February, which happened at a hotel in London. He said Birtch had asked for sex, but the victim refused to have sex. After the refusal, Birtch began kicking, hitting, and eventually pulling the victim out of the bed by their hair. Orlov referenced a court case and said in that particular instance, the assault was sexual assault because sex was asked for, which Orlov said relates exactly to this particular instance with Birtch.

Orlov then mentioned what happened during the assault charge before the Court. He mentioned they took a drive through the countryside and were near Tavistock. It was on the way home that the victim needed to use the washroom, so Birtch pulled over on the side of the road. Birtch drove away and left the victim on the side of the road, but then eventually came back to get the victim. It was when Birtch dropped the victim off at their house that the assault took place, as Birtch grabbed the victim by the legs and arms and threw them out of the vehicle.

Defense Lawyer, Shayne Stroud, was asked if there were any objections to what the Crown had presented, to which he said there were none. At that point, the Court read out the charges before Birtch, and Birtch pleaded guilty to both.

There was a brief recess, as the Judge had to check his schedule to find a date that would work to start the sentencing process. Once the proceedings resumed, it was determined that this matter would return to Court on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.