Fredericton Independent

Fredericton Independent

Trial set in 2022 sexual-assault case

Jay-Yong Leo Roy, 26, of Fredericton, through defence counsel, denies indictable charge

Don MacPherson
Jan 27, 2026
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A Fredericton man will stand trial in a year’s time on an allegation of sexual assault dating back to the summer of 2022.

Jay-Yong Leo Roy (Photo: Facebook)

Jay-Yong Leo Roy, 26, formerly of Sunset Drive but now of Birch Crescent, was scheduled to elect mode of trial and enter a plea Tuesday to an Aug. 1, 2022, count of sexual assault, alleged to have occurred in Fredericton.

There’s a court-ordered publication ban in effect protecting the identity of the adult female complainant.

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