N.B. man, woman found guilty of charges related to child sexual assault

A 46-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman have been found guilty of sexual assault and other charges in connection with an investigation into child sexual offences in northern New Brunswick.

The RCMP launched an investigation in March 2023 after receiving information about possible child sexual offences in Val d’Amour, N.B.

Police executed a search warrant at a home in the community on June 28, 2023. They arrested a man and a woman at the scene and seized several electronic devices.

Kenneth Ernest Wilson and Annie St-Clair were both charged with the following offences:

• two counts of invitation to sexual touching
• sexual interference
• sexual assault
• uttering threats
• exhibitions

The RCMP says a jury trial began at the Court of King’s Bench in Campbellton, N.B., on May 25 and a verdict was reached on Monday.

Wilson was found guilty on all charges while St-Clair was found guilty of the following offences:

• sexual interference
• sexual assault
• uttering threats
• exhibitions

Wilson and St-Clair were both remanded into custody. They are due back in court for sentencing on Aug. 27.

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