A ban on publication of some information in a bigamy case in Chatham is no longer in effect. And the charges against Timothy Mielczarek have been put over to Thursday.
There had never been a ban on the use of Mielczarek's name in connection with the charges but there was a ban on identifying two witnesses.
The media wasn't using the name because of the nature of the charges.
However Justice Thomas Carie said the application for a ban doesn't meet the process set out in law and he doesn't see how the information could do any harm.
"In 2016 it is hard to believe that living together and then getting married, and then ending the marriage was something that would do significant harm to a persons reputation," he said. "I find it hard to believe that anyone with an interest in this case hasn't already figured it out."
He noted the allegations arose 10 years after the alleged crimes, and after the marriage had already broken up.
"We are not living in the age of The Scarlet Letter," Carie said.
