By Patrick Burles - @PatrickBurles on Twitter

Historic sex crimes trial set for early 2019

Aug 22, 2018 | 11:14 AM

LETHBRIDGE – A seven-day trial has been set for a 49-year-old Raymond man who is accused of historic sex crimes as a youth.

The accused – who also faces sexual abuse allegations as an adult – cannot be named as he was under the age of 18 when some of the alleged offences occurred in the 1980s and 1990s.

The trial will be separated into two segments at the outset of 2019, running Jan. 17 and 18, and concluding with five more days from Jan. 21-25.

A preliminary hearing was previously set on the man’s adult charges, which will determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial on those matters. That is scheduled to run in November.

According to Picture Butte RCMP, they were contacted by a victim in September of 2016 who reported that when she was a child she had been sexually abused by a man known to her. Through their investigation, police say three additional women came forward with allegations that they had suffered similar assaults.

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All of the alleged offences occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, with incidents beginning when the accused was a youth and continuing into adulthood.

Charges against him include sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.

He is currently out of custody with bail conditions that bar him from having contact with anyone under the age of 18.

by Patrick Burles - @PatrickBurles on Twitter

Historic sex crimes trial set for early 2019

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