Sex Offender

Kamloops court to decide whether pedophile should be declared dangerous offender

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Supreme Court Justice will determine if a man with a history of sexually molesting children across the province will face an indefinite jail term as a dangerous offender. The man - whose name and locations of his offences cannot be published due to a court order protecting his victim’s identities -...

Sex offender faces longer probation after failing to complete rehabilitation program

KAMLOOPS - A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in Kamloops Provincial Court today, Oct. 16 to breaching his probation conditions after he was removed from two of his court-ordered rehabilitation sessions. Francis Desmet, 65, was convicted in 2012 of making and distributing child pornography in Kelowna and sentenced to 18 months in jail. After his...

Appeal denied for man convicted in child porn ring

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed a man’s request to overturn his conviction on several child porn charges because of his right to privacy. David Caza was convicted in 2012 after police discovered he was participating in an international exchange of child pornography images online. To avoid detection by police, Caza renewed his...

Dangerous offender hearing to start next week

PENTICTON - A dangerous offender hearing and sentencing for sex offender David Wesley Bobbitt will begin next Monday, June 23 in Penticton Supreme Court. Bobbitt pleaded guilty last April to several charges including sexual assault, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and confinement from an incident in 2012. Sentencing through the dangerous offender hearing, which...