Sex-crime trial set for Fredericton man
Robert Quondam, 51, denied indictable charges of sexual assault, bodily-harm assault
A Fredericton man remanded this summer after he was a no-show in court to answer to assault and sexual-assault charges has denied the allegations against him.
Robert Quondam, 51, of Union Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court from custody Friday to elect mode of trial and enter pleas.
He opted for trial in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to indictable counts of sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm.
Both charges allege events in Fredericton on April 8 involving the same complainant.
Judge Cameron Gunn scheduled his trial for Jan. 2.
Quondam was originally scheduled to make his initial appearance on the charges May 5, and police filed an affidavit with the court indicating it was believed he was either evading service or had left the jurisdiction.
A warrant was issued for his arrest as a result, and he was located and arrested the following month. He was denied release from custody following a bail hearing, though the reasons for his detention are subject to a court-ordered publication ban until the case concludes.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.