Penticton city councillor charged with historical child sex assault in Ontario

A Penticton metropolis councillor has been charged pinch humanities intersexual offences against younker successful Ontario.

James Miller, 59, was a unpaid younker hoops coach successful 1989 erstwhile nan alleged offences against a young personification occurred.

After constabulary successful Sarnia, Ont., obtained a Canada-wide warrant, Miller was arrested Thursday successful Penticton.

Miller has been charged pinch 2 counts of  intersexual interference and 2 counts of intersexual battle connected a personification nether 16 years of age. He will beryllium appearing by video successful a Sarnia Court connected Thursday.

In July 2023, Miller, who is besides nan editor of nan Penticton Herald, stepped backmost from his nationalist responsibilities awaiting a metropolis unit investigation into issues that were  raised connected a Penticton societal media page to do pinch akin accusations.

He returned to activity and nan matter appeared to beryllium over.

He is now connected a mandatory time off of absence nether nan requirements of Sections 109.1 done 109.3 of nan Community Charter. This conception applies to a assembly personnel charged pinch offences nether nan Criminal Code.

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Miller, according to nan online forum and corroborated done tribunal records, was erstwhile charged pinch respective counts of intersexual battle relating to incidents involving minors alleged to person occurred successful Sarnia, Ont., successful 1986 and 2005.

At that time, nan constabulary successful Sarnia confirmed they were alert of investigations into Miller but said location were nary outstanding charges against him.

That intelligibly changed and now constabulary successful nan Ontario municipality said nan investigation is ongoing and nan Sarnia Police Service would for illustration to speak pinch anyone who whitethorn person further accusation aliases whitethorn beryllium a victim.

Those pinch accusation tin interaction nan Sarnia Police Service, criminal investigations section and speak pinch Det. Const. Andrew Veale astatine 519-344-8861 ext. 6131.