Facts
The appellant [A.] was found guilty by the Cantonal Court of Glarus and the High Court of the Canton of Glarus of multiple sexual acts with a child (Art. 187 para. 1 SCC). The Federal Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against the judgment of the High Court. The Public Prosecutor's Office had filed charges against [A.] on 16 June 2015. The President of the Cantonal Court referred the indictment back to the Public Prosecutor's Office for supplementation by decision of 19 June 2015. On 30 October 2018, the Public Prosecutor's Office filed new charges against [A.] . The Cantonal Court convicted him on 31 July 2019 and the High Court confirmed the guilty verdict on 22 March 2021.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court considered that the lack of material jurisdiction of the President of the Cantonal Court in the referral of the indictment of 16 June 2015 should not be considered so serious as to lead to the nullity of the subsequent procedural acts and judgments. The defect had not been obvious and the legal certainty would be seriously jeopardized by the assumption of nullity. Furthermore, the Federal Supreme Court found that the statements of the respondent 2 were to be…