Decision on historic sex assault convictions to come in early March
LETHBRIDGE – A 50-year old man from Raymond will have to wait until early March to find out the results of his trial on historical sexual assaults.
During his trial in late January on six counts of sex-related charges, his lawyer, Robert Bissett, invited convictions on four of six charges, including three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault.
The man can not be named because of a publication ban in effect; the alleged incidents occurred before he turned 18, about 32 years ago, and to protect the identity of the victims. The man however, is facing another trial later in the year on other sex-related charges.
Crown lawyer Dawn Janecke made it clear she would be seeking jail time for the defendant, however Bissett argued that if his client is found guilty, he should be sentenced under either the Juvenile Delinquents Act (1908-1984) or the Young Offenders Act (1984-2003), instead of the current Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003).