Date set for Fort St. John veterinarian’s sex offender registry decision
It will be decided if Fort St. John veterinarian Justin Sewell must register as a sex offender in June.
FORT ST. JOHN — A date has been set to decide if a Fort St. John veterinarian will have to register as a sex offender.
According to the BC Prosecution Service, Justin Sewell will appear virtually in Williams Lake Provincial Court of British Columbia on June 24th, where the judge will deliver his decision.
Sewell pleaded guilty to sexual assault, unlawfully recording intimate images and voyeurism in 2022.
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He was sentenced to two years’ house arrest in April 2025 and was required to submit his DNA.
After his sentence was delivered, the crown filed a request that Sewell must register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA).
SOIRA is a federal law passed in 2004 to assist police in preventing and investigating crimes of a sexual nature by having all sex offenders’ information made readily available.
A decision on whether Sewell must register as a sex offender will be made at the hearing on June 24th.
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The Crown also appealed Sewell’s sentence, to which a hearing was scheduled for July 14th.
Under the conditions of his release, Sewell can continue his veterinary practice.
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