Sentencing hearing for man convicted of multiple sexual offences against granddaughters pushed to 2024

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The Provincial Government Building and Law Courts sign in front of the grey brick building with the Fort St. John, Canada and B.C. flags at half mast. — The Fort St. John Law Courts. (Shailynn Foster, Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A Fort St. John man convicted of multiple sexual offences against his three young granddaughters had his sentencing hearing adjourned on October 10th.

The man will now appear in court on January 26th, 2024.

The man, only identified as Mr. M to protect the anonymity of his granddaughters, was found guilty of four counts of invitation to sexual touching and one count of bestiality by Justice Paul Walker in Fort St. John Supreme Court on August 21st.

While Mr. M is now in his late 70s, his granddaughters were between the ages of four and 11 at the time of the offences from 2004 to 2013.

Due to the graphic nature of the offences, Energeticccity.ca will not be providing details on the incidents that occurred between 2004 and 2013. However, the judgment is available to the public.

He was found guilty of the five charges and, according to the Criminal Code of Canada, could be facing between a year to 14 years in prison.