Miramichi-area man denies sex-assault charge
Wyatt DeAdder, 26, of Barnaby, opts for provincial court trial on March 2024 allegation
A Miramichi-area man is headed to trial on an allegation of sexual assault dating back a year ago, as he entered a not-guilty plea through defence counsel Tuesday.
The case of Wyatt DeAdder, 26, of South Barnaby Road in Barnaby, about 40 kilometres south of Miramichi, was back before the Fredericton provincial court Tuesday for election of mode of trial and plea on a charge of sexual assault, alleged to have occurred in Fredericton on March 13, 2024.
There’s a court-ordered publication ban in effect protecting the identity of the complainant.