Incest suspect denied bail
28-year-old Lincoln man faces sex-related charges alleging 2019-23 abuse of his son
A Lincoln man accused of incest and other sex-related crimes involving his son will remain in jail until the case against him concludes.
The 28-year-old man from Lincoln appeared in Fredericton provincial court by video conference from jail Thursday for his bail hearing.
There’s a court-ordered publication ban in place protecting the identity of the complainant, and as that child is the defendant’s son, the Fredericton Independent isn’t identifying the accused either.
The father faces counts of sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and incest, all against his son.
The latter count refers to an allegation the defendant had sexual intercourse with the boy knowing the child is “his son by blood relationship.”
All charges refer to events in Lincoln between July 26, 2019, and Aug. 13, 2023.
The evidence presented at his bail hearing Thursday is subject to a court-ordered ban on publication until the case concludes, as are the reasons for the judge’s decision.
Ultimately, Judge Lucie Mathurin ruled the Crown had shown cause why the defendant’s continued detention was justified, and she ordered he be remanded for the duration of the case.
At the request of prosecutor Nina Johnsen on Thursday, the judge also ordered the defendant to have no communication with his wife and son while he’s in custody.
Mathurin set the case over to Sept. 28 for election of mode of trial and pleas, and to give the defendant time to retain counsel or to apply for legal-aid representation.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
I can't believe being old enough to know better and still doing something so disgusting.I cannot say what I would do because I wold likely not be allowed the priveledge to be here.
Hang that bastard