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CP28929408 — Rehtaeh Parson\'s father Glen Canning, second from left, and wife his Krista speak to reporters as Leah Parsons, second from right, mother of Parsons and her partner Jason Barnes look on in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 23, 2013. A man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of uttering threats and criminal harassment in a case involving the father of Rehtaeh Parsons. Police have not publicly disclosed the name of the alleged victim, but Glen Canning, Parsons\' father, says the charges relate to online threats he alleges were made against him last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Man pleads not guilty to threatening, harassing father of Rehtaeh Parsons

June 27 2014 12:26 AM

HALIFAX – A man pleaded not guilty today to charges of uttering threats and criminal harassment in a case involving the father of Rehtaeh Parsons.

Two days were scheduled for the man’s trial in Halifax starting on June 2, 2015.

Police have not publicly disclosed the name of the alleged victim, but Glen Canning, Parsons’ father, says the charges relate to online threats he alleges were made against him last year.

The RCMP have said they began investigating last Aug. 2 after receiving a complaint from a 49-year-old man.

The 19-year-old man was arrested in April.

Parsons’ parents say their daughter was cyberbullied and died after a suicide attempt.

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