Sexual assault costs in opposition to former B.C. mayor stayed

Costs of sexual assault in opposition to former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran have been stayed.

Seven months and a number of court docket dates after Basran was charged with an indictable offence of sexual assault that allegedly occurred whereas he was the sitting mayor, the Particular Prosecutor appointed to the case has known as for a keep of proceedings.

This resolution signifies that the legal trial might be stopped. A keep of proceedings is just not the identical as an acquittal or a discovering of not responsible.

The incident allegedly occurred on Could. 11, 2022. He was charged with one depend of sexual assault on Dec. 7.

After the incident was reported, an investigation was performed by the Kelowna RCMP earlier than being handed over to the Nelson RCMP for an unbiased evaluate from investigators, who had no earlier relationship with Basran.

Crown Prosecutor Brock Martland was appointed to the case in October 2022, and since then has been working to collect proof.

He made the choice to direct a keep of proceedings after receiving new data from Basran’s legal professionals and police investigators.

Basran was represented by high-profile legal defence lawyer Richard Peck.

A Media Assertion from the B.C. Prosecution Service stated that Martland “performed a cautious evaluate of all of the supplies and knowledge accessible and concluded that the cost evaluation commonplace for continuing with legal costs might now not be met.”

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