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Kamloops jury finds support worker guilty of sexual assault, confinement

Kamloops jury finds support worker guilty of sexual assault, confinement | iNFOnews.ca
A Princeton man will spend the next six months behind bars following a reckless attempt to flee police in Penticton last Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Credit: Shutterstock

KAMLOOPS – A jury in Kamloops, B.C., has found a community support worker guilty of sexual assault.

Michael Hume was also found guilty of forcible confinement and uttering threats on Friday.

The 48-year-old Lytton man was accused of shaving a young man's pubic region after a night of drinking in August 2013, before giving him $50 and warning him not to tell anyone.

During the trial Hume claimed the young man had made up the story after he would not hand over $200, in what Hume described as an attempted extortion.

Family and friends of the victim hugged following the verdict, which a 12-person jury returned in four hours.

Hume will be sentenced at a later date.

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