Man charged with two counts of sex assault, one involving minor

A Behchoko man has been charged in connection with two alleged sexual assaults in the community, including one involving a minor.

In the early hours of Oct. 22, police say an allegation of sexual assault involving a minor girl was brought forward.

Following a criminal investigation, 40-year-old Peter John Lafferty of Behchoko was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference.

Police say this is Lafferty’s second such offence in the past month after he was charged with sexual assault back on Oct. 2 in relation to an alleged assault against an adult woman.

Lafferty is currently in police custody and is expected to make a court appearance in Yellowknife Tuesday.

Mike Gibbins
Mike Gibbins
Hello and thank you for listening to 100.1 Moose FM! To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Amendments to the Education Act come into force

Amendments to the Education Act have come into force today, with the aim of providing a more modern and accountable education system in the NWT.

Reduced medical travel capacity in Yellowknife

The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority are warning residents that medical travel accommodation in Yellowknife will be reduced in the coming months.

Telecommunications outage planned for Łutsel K’e

The Government of the Northwest Territories is alerting residents of Łutsel K’e of a planned telecommunications outage.

Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce calls for investments in post-secondary education

The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce is calling for the Government of the Northwest Territories to move forward with investments in Aurora College’s North Slave Campus.

Fort Good Hope RCMP respond to shots fired

Fort Good Hope RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection to a report of shots being fired in the community this past weekend.