Underaged sisters testify at sexual assault trial in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB – *** WARNING: This story contains graphic sexual details ***
Two young girls took to the stand in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench Monday for the start of a weeklong trial.
Their mother’s boyfriend faces three counts each of sexual assault and sexual exploitation due to a series of alleged incidents in Lethbridge in the summer and fall of 2018.
Sexual exploitation involves the unlawful touching of a person’s body when the victim is under the age of 16 and the perpetrator is in a position of trust or authority over them.