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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…
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 was tried, acquitted of sexual assault 25 years ago
Sarah remembers the exact outfit she was wearing down to the colour of her underwear…
Vernon chiropractor charged with sexual assault
A Vernon chiropractor has been charged with sexual assault. Dr. Murray Stephen Kievit was charged…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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…
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 now facing second sex assault charge
A Kamloops man is in custody while he faces a second sexual assault charge. Sebastian…
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…
Shuswap pastor won’t go to jail for sexually assaulting teen
A 74-year-old Shuswap pastor who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl he had befriended through the…
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…
Former Interior Health top doc going to prison for sex crimes against child
Interior Health's former top doctor will spend five-and-a-half years in prison for molesting a young…
Crown drops sex assault charges against former Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran
Crown prosecutors have stayed the charge of sexual assault against former Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran.…
Former North Okanagan massage therapist charged with sexual assault
A former North Okanagan massage therapist is facing a sexual assault charge after RCMP started…
RCMP seek witness to sexual assault in Kamloops park
Investigators are hoping to identify a jogger who passed by as a woman was sexually assaulted…
Former Penticton massage therapist charged with sexual assault
CONTENT ADVISORY A former Penticton massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault, four years…
Vernon chiropractor charged with sexual assault loses licence
A Vernon chiropractor currently awaiting trial on two charges of sexual assault has had his…
Former IH top doc paid $350,000 before going to jail for sex crimes
The criminally convicted former chief medical health officer earned one of the highest salaries of…
Kelowna man who sexually assaulted daughter gets four years in jail
An Ontario man now living in Kelowna was sentenced to four years in jail after…
Kamloops man guilty of sexually assaulting mother of newborn
CONTENT ADVISORY She was barely a month out from a very difficult labour — 72…