Father faces prison for sexual touching
54-year-old defendant convicted after jury trial of historical sex crime against his own child
Lawyers and a judge involved in a sentencing hearing Friday for a man found guilty by a jury of sexually abusing his own child years ago in Fredericton noted the case poses challenges arising from the secrecy of jury deliberations.
The defendant - a 54-year-old man from Newfoundland and Labrador - was convicted earlier this year following a jury trial in the Court of King’s Bench on charges stemming from historical offences.
The jury found him guilty of touching a minor for a sexual purpose and sexually assaulting that child in Fredericton and elsewhere in New Brunswick between Dec. 1, 2002, and March 31, 2011.
There’s a court-ordered publication ban in place protecting the identity of the victim, and given the relationship between that person and the offender, the Fredericton Independent isn’t naming him either so as to comply with the order.