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Resolution discussions continue in historic sex crimes case

Mar 14, 2018 | 12:12 PM

LETHBRIDGE – The defence has submitted a settlement proposal to the Crown prosecutor’s office in a historic sex crimes case that involves alleged offences in the 1980s and 1990s.

The 49-year-old accused cannot be identified as he was a youth at the time of some of the alleged offences.

The recent defence proposal comes two weeks after the Crown made an offer of their own, and a further adjournment has been granted to Apr. 11 to give both sides time to continue resolution discussions.

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.

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

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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.