Elderly man denies sex-assault allegation
Brian Joseph MacKinnon, 72, of Springfield, released on conditions after arrest on warrant
An elderly defendant will stand trial in a year’s time after denying summary charges of sexual assault and breach of probation Thursday.
Brian Joseph MacKinnon, 72, of Route 615 in Springfield, about 40 kilometres west of Fredericton, appeared in Fredericton provincial court in custody Thursday, having been picked up on an outstanding warrant of arrest.
A judge issued the warrant last week after he failed to appear in court as required.