By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen A 67-year-old man convicted of the 2021 sexual assault and sexual touching of a girl under 16 was sentenced Dec. 5 by a judge in Fort St. John to four-and-a-half years in jail. \u201cThis type of sexualized violence committed against a vulnerable girl in her own home is absolutely intolerable,\u201d said BC Supreme Court Justice Michael Brundrett. The sentencing decision was, coincidentally, published on Dec. 23, the fourth anniversary of the victim\u2019s suicide. The Crown asked for a five-year sentence. Brundrett emphatically rejected the defence\u2019s proposal of two years less a day, with two years probation, or two-to-three years jail. He called it too low for the serious crime which had such a profound effect on the victim. \u201cThe offences… <\/p>\n
By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen A 67-year-old man convicted of the 2021 sexual assault and sexual touching of a girl under 16 was sentenced Dec. 5 by a judge in Fort St. John to four-and-a-half years in jail. \u201cThis type of sexualized violence committed against a vulnerable girl in her own home is absolutely intolerable,\u201d said BC Supreme Court Justice Michael Brundrett. The sentencing decision was, coincidentally, published on Dec. 23, the fourth anniversary of the victim\u2019s suicide. The Crown asked for a five-year sentence. Brundrett emphatically rejected the defence\u2019s proposal of two years less a day, with two years probation, or two-to-three years jail. He called it too low for the serious crime which had such a profound effect on the victim. \u201cThe offences... <\/p>\n