Sexual Assault

Plans for a Kamloops photoshoot went awry, court hears in sexual assault trial
KAMLOOPS — A Penticton man was found guilty Monday of a 2017 sexual assault of…

North Okanagan youth worker was ‘grooming’ 15-year-old boy in her care: Crown
VERNON – A former youth worker accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old…

Five years for West Kelowna man convicted of rape
CONTENT ADVISORY KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man is heading to prison for five years…

Kamloops international student sentenced to two years for sexual assault
KAMLOOPS — An international student from Bangladesh who attended Thompson Rivers University was sentenced to…

Armstrong sexual assault retrial dropped after witness’s inability to testify
VERNON – Joseph Vance Caron walked out of the Vernon courthouse a free man today…

Teen insists sexual touching with youth worker was consensual
VERNON – The complainant in a North Okanagan sex assault case repeatedly insisted that incidents…

Retrial begins for Armstrong man previously convicted of sexual assault
VERNON – The retrial of an Armstrong man whose 2015 conviction for rape was thrown…

UBCO fails to have sexual assault tribunal case dropped
KELOWNA – The University of British Columbia Okanagan has lost its first round in a…

Shuswap guidance counsellor found not guilty of sexually assaulting student
CHASE – A guidance counsellor from a Chase high school has been found not guilty…
Sex assault decision now up to the judge
A change PENTICTON – A decision is still pending after crown and defence wrapped up…

Interior man convicted of violent sexual assault against partner
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – First he beat her, bit her and violently sexually assaulted her,…

Osoyoos man gets two years for child sexual assault
CONTENT ADVISORY PENTICTON – An Osoyoos man will spend two years in prison following sentencing…

Former Vernon teacher acquitted of sex assault against student claims discrimination by employer
A former Vernon teacher says she was unfairly fired from her job as a youth…
Man accused of rape granted new trial for 2014 North Okanagan sexual assault
VERNON – An Armstrong man previously convicted of raping a North Okanagan woman has won…

RETRACTED: Protest planned for Hedley concert in Kelowna next month
EDITOR'S NOTE: A story originally published March 12, 2018 at 5 p.m. about a protest…