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Sexual Assault
Former Kelowna high school student alleges sexual assault by female teacher
A former Kelowna high school student is suing the Central Okanagan school district alleging a…
Salmon Arm man gets two years jail for raping girlfriend twice
A Salmon Arm man who raped his girlfriend on two occasions has been sentenced to…
Kamloops man now facing second sex assault charge
A Kamloops man is in custody while he faces a second sexual assault charge. Sebastian…
Former B.C. pastor gets house arrest for sexual assault
A former B.C. church pastor has been given three months of house arrest for sexually…
Kamloops man accused of impersonating police now charged with sexual assault
A 28-year-old Kamloops man known to police will face a trial for an alleged sexual…
Okanagan senior who raped 6-year-old niece jailed
An Okanagan man who raped his six-year-old niece has will do seven years behind bars.…
Interior Health’s former top doc guilty of sexually assaulting boy in Alberta
Interior Health's former top doctor has been found guilty of molesting a young boy in…
Vernon chiropractor charged with sex assault had practice restrictions a year ago
The B.C. College of Chiropractors put restrictions on a Vernon chiropractor recently charged with sexual…
Sexual assault against autistic step daughter nets Merritt man 30 months jail
A Merritt man left his step daughter scarred after he sexually assaulted the eight-year-old in…
Vernon chiropractor was tried, acquitted of sexual assault 25 years ago
Sarah remembers the exact outfit she was wearing down to the colour of her underwear…
Okanagan man involved in bizarre sexual assault case, now charged with voyeurism
An Okanagan man who in 2018 was acquitted in a bizarre case where he broke…
Peace bond for Vernon man charged with sexual assault
A Vernon man charged with sexually assaulting a woman last summer has avoided another criminal…
Vernon chiropractor charged with sexual assault
A Vernon chiropractor has been charged with sexual assault. Dr. Murray Stephen Kievit was charged…
Verdict delayed in trial of Interior Health’s former top doc accused of child sexual assault
The trial of Interior Health's former chief medical health officer accused of child sexual assault…
Alcoholism and depression no excuse for having sex with teen: judge
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton has told a North Okanagan man in his mid-forties…
Kamloops man accused of sexually exploiting daughter while on house arrest
CONTENT ADVISORY A 37-year-old Kamloops man is now in custody after he was charged with…
Former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran likely looking at jail time if convicted
A prominent criminal lawyer says if former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran is convicted, he will…
Former Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran charged with sexual assault
A special prosecutor has approved a single charge of sexual assault against former Kelowna Mayor…
Interior Health making rape kits more accessible, but where?
When a young Merritt woman was raped by a close friend two years ago, she…
B.C. Mountie fired over inappropriate sexual conduct loses appeal
A disgraced B.C. Mountie who was forced to resign six years ago after he had…
Former Vernon hockey coach convicted, jailed on Friday, released Monday
A former hockey coach and Vernon businessman who was sentenced to almost two years in…
Merritt man guilty after rape of longtime friend
A Merritt man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who said he…
Former Vernon hockey coach gets 23 months jail for sexually assaulting teen player
Former Vernon hockey coach and well-known businessman Keith Chase has been sentenced to 23 months…
Kamloops MP moves to extend sexual assault sentences
Kamloops-area MP Frank Caputo wants Canada to treat sex offenders more harshly. He introduced private…