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Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s former top doctor to go on trial in January 2023

Dr. Albert de Villiers is charged with sex crimes against a child
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Dr. Albert de Villiers, former chief medical health officer for the Interior Health Authority. Photo: Submitted

Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s former chief doctor will go on trial in January 2023 for alleged sex crimes against a child.

Dr. Albert de VilliersÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ case will be heard at AlbertaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Court of QueenÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Bench in Grande Prairie on Jan. 10 to 12, according to the provinceÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Justice and Solicitor General office.

De Villiers faces one count of sexual assault and another for sexual interference following his arrest in Kelowna in June 2021.

RCMP have said the offences allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2020 when De Villiers was AlbertaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s north zone lead medical officer based in Grande Prairie.

At the time of his arrest, De Villiers was Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s top doctor and its primary spokesperson during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Details of his case are protected by a publication ban, including the outcome of a bail hearing.

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Tyler Harper

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