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Ex-doctor from B.C.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Interior to be sentenced in June for sex crimes involving child

Sentencing to take place over two days
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Dr. Albert de Villiers, former chief medical health officer for the Interior Health Authority. (Contributed)

A former doctor from B.C. convicted of sex crimes against a child will be finding out his fate in June.

The sentencing hearing for Dr. Albert De Villiers is set to take place over two half-days on June 12 and 13.

De Villiers was convicted on Feb. 7 of sexual assault and sexual assault of a minor from when he served as Medical Officer of Health in Alberta91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Northern Zone prior to moving to B.C. in 2020.

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According to the Grande Prairie King91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Bench Court, Justice Shaina Leonard scheduled the hearing over two days to accept sentencing submissions on the first day and issue the sentence the next.

De Villiers faces a mandatory minimum of one year in prison for the conviction, with a maximum of 14 years.

The former doctor faces trial on separate charges on Aug. 22 in Grande Prairie.

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Kevin Sabo has been a resident of the Castor area for the last 12 years, first moving to the area in his previous career as an EMT.
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