Pressure grows to expel Calgary university student guilty of sexual interference
CALGARY – The mother of a University of Calgary student convicted of sexual interference says the school has asked him to stay away from campus as an online petition demanding his expulsion grows.
In November, Connor Neurauter, 21, pleaded guilty in a Kamloops, B.C., court to one count of sexual interference with a minor. Another charge of possession of child pornography was later dropped.
Earlier this month, Neurauter was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation. He’ll also be registered as a sex offender for 10 years. The B.C. prosecution service says he served the first day of his sentence on Jan. 4, but the judge permitted him to serve the remainder starting May 4 after finishing his semester at the University of Calgary.
By Thursday afternoon, more than 46,000 people had signed the petition urging the university to expel Neurauter.