Charlottetown man charged with voyeurism, sending indecent text while awaiting sentencing on sexual assault
Wabaningosi (Tim) Dingwell was found guilty of sexual assault in March
A Charlottetown man awaiting his sentencing on a sexual assault conviction has now been charged with voyeurism and sending an indecent text message.
In March, a judge found Wabaningosi (Tim) Dingwell, 43, guilty of sexually assaulting his former spouse in an incident dating back to 2008.
The case before the Supreme Court had been adjourned several times since the 2023 trial, and a sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Meanwhile, the convicted sexual assailant has worked as a delivery driver.
Dingwell's Facebook profile says he was working full-time as a shopper at Instacart starting in February of this year.
When CBC News reached out to Instacart, the company responded in an email that it "cannot give specifics around current or former Instacart shoppers."
While Dingwell has not yet been sentenced, his former wife and victim told a court hearing earlier this month how severely the assault had affected her and her family — and said she felt her former husband was a threat.
"I worry for any woman he may have access to through his work or in his personal life," she read from her victim impact statement.
Not in custody while awaiting sentencing
The events that led to the new charges involving a different woman happened on Sept. 8.
Court documents show Dingwell was not in custody when Charlottetown police say he allegedly sent an indecent text message and committed voyeurism — defined as watching someone for sexual purposes in a place they should have expected privacy.
The voyeurism charge was filed Oct. 1. Dingwell remained in the community and appeared in court Oct. 10.
Two days later, on Oct. 12, he was taken into custody voluntarily when the indecent text message charge was laid.
Released on conditions
On Wednesday, Dingwell was cleared for release after a court hearing, with the judge ordering him to wear electronic monitoring, stay away from both women, and have no contact with them.
He has also been released to a shelter, where he has to stay between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. each day.
Dingwell had different lawyers on the historic sexual assault and the new charges. Neither would comment to CBC News when asked Friday.
He will appear in provincial court on the new charges Nov. 7. There's another appearance in P.E.I. Supreme Court on Nov. 12 to schedule his sentencing on the earlier sexual assault conviction.
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