Raymond man convicted of historic sex crimes to be sentenced in June

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A 50-year-old man from Raymond, found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault, in relation to crimes that occurred in the early to mid-1980s, will be sentenced June 5, 2019.

The man’s name will not be released because of a publication ban, and because he was under the age of 18 at the time of the incidents. He was convicted in early March.

A judge found that two of the convictions fell under the old Juvenile Delinquents Act, which would not result in any jail time. Under that act, the man can be sentenced to a small fine, a stern reprimand, or time in an industrial school- which Alberta did not or does not have.

However, two sexual assault convictions do fall under the current Youth Criminal Justice Act, which could carry a jail sentence.

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Crown Prosecutor Dawn Janecke is asking for a 12-month global sentence; eight months to be served behind bars, followed by four months of community supervision, along with one-year of probation, a DNA order, and a weapons prohibition.

Defence lawyer Robert Bissett is asking for a suspended sentence with a moderate period of probation.