assault

A man accused of sneaking into a Surrey, B.C., girl's bedroom in the middle of the night has been found guilty of sexual assault. Kyle Wayne Berkson broke into the nine-year-old girl's home about 3:45 a.m. April 23, 2010. The girl testified that she woke up with Berkson on top of her and that...

A man found dead in Hermitage Park earlier this month was facing numerous sexual assault charges including some involving a minor. The body of Daniel Nickel, 26, was found near 137th Avenue and 20th Street on Jan. 13. CBC News has confirmed that Nickel, 26, was facing 11 charges at the time of...

Dustin Paxton was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of forcible confinement in August 2010. His preliminary inquiry runs this week, but the judge has banned members of the public from attending over fears of a "proliferation of internet information," his lawyer said A...