Retired Mountie to be tried by judge and jury in alleged historical sexual assault
Blair Rhodes | CBC News | Posted: November 12, 2021 6:12 PM | Last Updated: November 12, 2021
Lawyer for Kevin William O'Brien, 60, appeared in provincial court in Halifax Friday
A former Mountie has elected trial by judge and jury in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on a single charge of sexual assault.
The lawyer for Kevin William O'Brien, 60, appeared in provincial court in Halifax Friday morning to tell a judge how his client wishes to proceed.
The charge was laid earlier this year, but the alleged assault is from 1994 when O'Brien was working as a constable in Nova Scotia.
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by O'Brien met him through his work. Her identity is protected by a publication ban.
A spokesperson for the RCMP in Nova Scotia said the force would not be commenting given the case is before the courts.