Skip to content

Man pleads guilty to sexual assault

He was originally charged in Nov. 2021 and a first trial date of this past January was set
web1_240207-ldn-b
A Burns Lake man who has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault will have his sentencing adjourned to Feb. 20. (File photo/Lakes District News)

A Burns Lake man has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault.

The man, who cannot be identified as his name and that of his victim are covered by a publication ban, entered the plea on Nov. 20.

He was originally charged in November 2021 and a first trial date of this past January was set.

But there was an adjournment until November.

The accused was to appear on Jan. 22, 2024 to fix a date for sentencing but it has now been adjourned to Feb. 20, 2024.