Calgary man charged with sexual assault after volunteering to help immigrants

A antheral from Calgary, who worked arsenic a unpaid sponsor helping families navigate Canada’s migration process, has been charged with respective counts of intersexual assault.

Calgary constabulary accidental the assaults are alleged to person occurred betwixt December 2023 and June 2024 and were archetypal reported to them done the antagonistic of a CPS territory bureau connected Oct. 12, 2024.

After investigating the complaint, constabulary accidental it was determined that the antheral had been assigned to a newcomer household done a section enactment and connected 3 abstracted occasions helium is alleged to person taken vantage of his presumption and sexually assaulted his victim.

Police person charged 83-year-old Robert Edward Choquette of Calgary with 3 counts of intersexual assault.

“We recognize the immense bravery required for a intersexual battle unfortunate to travel forward,” said CPS Insp. Keith Hurley.

“We besides admit the added fearfulness regarding the imaginable interaction connected their migration status. We privation to reassure everyone that reporting a transgression volition not impact your migration status.”

CPS says determination is nary statute of limitations connected transgression intersexual offences successful Canada and they promote imaginable victims to study it, adjacent if galore years person passed since the incident.

Anyone who believes they person been a unfortunate of specified a transgression is encouraged to telephone CPS astatine 403-266-1234, oregon 9-1-1 if they judge they are successful contiguous danger.

Tips tin besides beryllium submitted anonymously done Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online astatine calgarycrimestoppers.org oregon by downloading the Crime Stoppers app P3 TIPS from the app store.