An Olds man has been handed a four-year prison sentence for sexual interference with a person under the age of 16 years, court officials said.
Dean Humphrey, 35, was sentenced in Calgary Court of Justice on Dec. 4 after being convicted of the charge under Section 151 of the Criminal Code.
Olds RCMP arrested the accused in May 2023 on sexual assault and abduction charges after police found a 13-year-old girl in a residence in the town.
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“Fearing for the youth’s safety, officers detained the male and entered the residence,” RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said at the time of the arrest. “Officers located the youth hiding under a stairway.”
Section 151 of the Criminal Code “makes it an offence for any person to touch, directly or indirectly, any part of the body of a person under the age of 16 years for a sexual purpose.”
The Crown withdrew charges against the accused of abduct person under 14, luring a child and sexual assault.
Justice J.D. Bascom recommended that Humphrey serve his four-year sentence in the Bowden Institution and for him to receive psychiatric treatment during his incarceration, court officials said.
Humphrey was also handed a firearms prohibition and ordered to have no contact with the complainant, who cannot be named.
