New Zion man accused of sexual abuse
Prosecution consents to release of Joseph Samuel MacPherson, 45, on conditions Thursday
A Grand Lake-area man awaiting trial on a fraud case found himself charged Thursday with unrelated allegations of committing sexual offences against a minor in Fredericton a few years ago.
Joseph Samuel MacPherson, 45, of Route 10 in New Zion, near Minto, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by telephone from the cellblock at the Fredericton police station Thursday morning.
The Fredericton Police Force charged him with sexually assaulting an underage girl, touching her for a sexual purpose, inviting her to touch him for a sexual purpose, touching her for a sexual purpose while in a position of trust or authority over her, and uttering a threat to her to cause her death and/or bodily harm.
The indictable charges allege events in Fredericton between Jan. 1, 2021, and April 14, 2022.