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Sex Assault
Violent offender released after guilty plea in Vernon court
A BC man charged with sexual assault and violence against his partner will be released…
Kelowna airport partners with Paul Brand’s #NotInMyCity to fight sex trafficking
Human trafficking is such a dark and uncomfortable subject that many people shy away from…
Time served for man who fled treatment centre, assaulted Logan Lake resident
A man who fled a court-ordered stay at a treatment centre and fought a Logan…
Sexual assault trial scheduled in Alberta for Interior Health’s former top doc
Interior Health's former chief medical health officer is going to trial in Alberta next year…
Kelowna piano teacher was convicted once before for sexual offences
A former piano teacher at Kelowna Secondary school charged with sexual assault of a student,…
Police on hunt for suspects after two sexual assaults in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP are looking for suspects after two separate sexual assaults were reported. One was…
Man found guilty of sexual offences involving Kamloops mother, daughter faces 18-month prison sentence
CONTENT ADVISORY A man guilty of sexual offences involving a woman and her young daughter…
South Okanagan man guilty of violent sexual assault could face three years in prison
A Penticton man found guilty of a 2017 sexual assault will have to wait another…
North Okanagan youth worker acquitted of sexual assault
VERNON – A youth care worker charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old…
What we know about the Merritt massage clinic owner charged with sexual assault
KAMLOOPS – Four different women have accused a Merritt massage clinic owner of sexual assault…
Barriere man charged with sexually assaulting elderly woman found not guilty
KAMLOOPS – A Barriere man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 90s has…
Peachland man charged in Kelowna break, enter and sex assault case remains in custody for now
KELOWNA – A Peachland man arrested for a bizarre sexual assault will remain in custody…
Kamloops sexual assault survivor lends voice to legislation
KAMLOOPS – A Thompson Rivers University student who has taken on her own school for…
Kamloops sex offender loses appeal, dangerous offender designation stands
KAMLOOPS – A pedophile’s indefinite prison sentence will remain in effect after a B.C. court…
Lytton community worker denied appeal of conviction in bizarre sex assault
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a Kamloops Supreme Court's sexual assault…
Accused in 2009 sex assault case in Kamloops to face trial this summer
KAMLOOPS - The accused in a sex assault case that went cold for years will face trial in Kamloops Supreme Court this summer. Taylor James Howard Matchett, who is charged with sexual assault involving a weapon and use of an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, will face a judge and jury this...
How a minor break-in led to arrest in six-year-old Kamloops sex assault
KAMLOOPS - A man suspected of committing a serious sex assault in Kamloops six years ago was identified as a suspect after the Alberta courts ordered him to submit a DNA sample for breaking and entering a college campus last year. On Nov. 27, Kamloops RCMP said Taylor James Howard Matchett was arrested in...
Police use DNA evidence to identify and arrest suspect in Kamloops sex assault case from 2009
KAMLOOPS - Police have been able to identify and arrest a suspect in connection with a sex assault case from 2009 with DNA evidence. After issuing a Canada-wide warrant for Taylor James Howard Matchett on Nov. 25 the suspect was picked up in Edmonton the following day. Matchett is charged with sexual assault involving a...
TRU to develop policy on sex assault without statistics on campus incidents
"IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE HAPPENING ON CAMPUS... THEN HOW CAN YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO ATTACK THE ISSUE?" KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University released an interim protocol to support and respond to students who are victims of sexual assault, but a student who was attacked twice on campus says a developing policy...
Kelowna store employee reports sexual assault
KELOWNA – A local man is being held in custody after an alleged sexual assault of a downtown employee last week. Brian Spencer, 61, is being charged with two counts of sexual assault after he entered a store and began a conversation with a female employee at around 6:15 p.m. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says...
19-year-old added to sex offender registry for drunk actions
PENTICTON - A young man will serve a conditional sentence in the community after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault and unlawfully entering a home. In October 2013, a complaint was made against Justin M. Cantelon, 19, that Cantelon had entered her bedroom window over the weekend and sexually assaulted her. Cantelon had been at...
Warrant issued for arrest of alleged sex offender
PENTICTON - A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Keremeos man who failed to attend his sentencing at the Penticton courthouse Wednesday afternoon. Roy Charles O’Donaghey faces two charges of exposing genitals to a minor, to which he previously pleaded not guilty. The charges stem from two incidents during the summer of...
Penticton man sentenced to five years in prison for sex assault
PENTICTON - A local man was sentenced today to nearly five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual and aggravated assault. Darren MacDonald, 42, appeared in Penticton Supreme Court via video conference from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre where he has been in custody since Aug. 11, 2013. He pleaded guilty this...
Former city councillor sentenced to prison for sexual assault
PENTICTON - Former city councillor Gary A. Leaman will spend the next few years in jail—his punishment for sexually assaulting two young victims. Leaman, 59, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and was sentenced to a total of 21 months in provincial prison by Judge Gale Sinclair today at the Penticton Courthouse. Sinclair...