Mon. May. 3 2004 2:47 PM ET
Former B.C. judge pleads guilty to sex charges
Canadian Press
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.
— A former provincial court judge pleaded guilty Monday to four sex
charges involving young girls.
David Ramsay admitted to one count of sexual assault causing bodily
harm, three counts of obtaining sexual services of someone under the age
of 18 for money and one count of breach of trust relating to the duties
of his office.
The charges involved four girls under the age of 18 in Prince George
between 1992 and 2001.
He had faced a total of 10 counts, including sexual assault involving
threats or a weapon.
The other charges were stayed.
Ramsay resigned in October 2002, the same day a special prosecutor
was appointed to review the police investigation.
The case was being heard by Associate Chief Justice Patrick Dohm of
the B.C. Supreme Court, who replaced a judge that had been selected
earlier.
Dohm had begun a painstaking process earlier this year to find a
trial judge who didn't bear a connection, however slight, to Ramsay.
Former B.C. judge pleads guilty to sex offences
Last Updated Mon, 03 May 2004 15:09:01
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A former B.C. provincial court judge
pleaded guilty Monday to five sex offence charges involving girls under 18.
David William Ramsay admitted to one count of sexual assault causing bodily
harm, three counts of obtaining sexual services of someone under the age of 18
for money and one count of breach of trust relating to the duties of his office.
Ramsay was charged in March 2003 with obtaining sexual services for money
from people under the age of 18.
Other sexual assault charges including sexual assault accompanied by threats
or use of a weapon were stayed.
The offences took place between 1992 and 2001. The charges followed a
four-year investigation. Ramsay was removed from the bench in July 2002, and
later resigned. He had been free on bail.
Ramsay, a well-respected judge in Prince George for a dozen years, helped to
establish legal aid in northern British Columbia.
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