Trial set in decade-old sex-crime case
Mathew Peter Robert Gratton, 28, of Haneytown, charged with touching minor
The provincial court trial for a Haneytown man accused of sexually assaulting and touching an underage complainant a decade ago will be held next fall.
Mathew Peter Robert Gratton, 28, of Broad Road, elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty last month to charges of sexually assaulting a minor and touching that child for a sexual purpose.
The RCMP charges allege events in Haneytown between Dec. 17, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2016.
There’s a court-ordered publication ban in place protecting the identity of the complainant.
The matter was back in Fredericton provincial court Friday for a case-management conference and to scheduled trial dates.
Judge Cameron Gunn set the trial down for Oct. 9 and 10, 2024.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.