Trial set in sex-abuse, indecent-act cases
Ronald Estey, 40, Mazerolle Settlement, denies sexual exploitation of minor, public nudity
A Mazerolle Settlement man accused of exploiting a minor sexually and engaging in public nudity in recent years denied those allegations Tuesday.
Ronald Estey, 40, was back in Fredericton provincial court Tuesday - accompnied by defence lawyer Edward Derrah - to answer to three sex-related charges.
He elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an indictable charge of inviting a person under the age of 16 years to touch him for a sexual purpose while in a position of trust or authority over that child between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 30, 2023, in Upper Kingsclear.