Crown withdraws sexual-assault charge
Willis Oran Storey, 57, had also been accused of harassment, but entered into peace bond
A Fredericton man who’d faced sexual-assault and firearms charges saw those allegations dropped Thursday, and a criminal-harassment count converted into a peace bond.
Willis Oran Storey, 57, of Hughes Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Thursday on outstanding charges that had been headed to trial.
The Fredericton Police Force previously laid charges against him of criminal harassment, alleging he repeatedly followed a woman around Fredericton between April 1 and Dec. 21, 2022; a summary count of sexual assault on the same woman Dec. 21, 2022; possession of a Remington Nylon 66 .22 calibre rifle and a Cooey Model 84 shotgun without a licence Dec. 21, 2022; and careless storage of those firearms Dec. 21, 2022, as well.