The trial of Interior Health乌鸦传媒檚 former chief medical officer, who was arrested last year for alleged sex crimes against a child, has been moved to Alberta乌鸦传媒檚 supreme court.
Dr. Albert de Villiers was arrested in Kelowna in June 2021 for one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference stemming from his time in Grande Prairie, Alta., where he was the province乌鸦传媒檚 north zone lead medical health officer.
RCMP have previously said the offences allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2020.
Details of De Villiers乌鸦传媒� trial are included in a publication ban, but an employee at Grande Prairie Court House told Black Press Media the case had been moved from provincial court to Alberta乌鸦传媒檚 Court of Queen乌鸦传媒檚 Bench where proceedings are expected to resume in May.
De Villiers had initially been taken into custody and was scheduled to have a bail hearing. The result of that hearing has not been made public.
De Villiers was the face of Interior Health乌鸦传媒檚 COVID-19 pandemic response after being named the health authority乌鸦传媒檚 top doctor in August 2020.
| tyler.harper@nelsonstar.com
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