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Trial of Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s former top doctor moved to AlbertaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s supreme court

Dr. Albert de Villiers was 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

The trial of Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s former chief medical officer, who was arrested last year for alleged sex crimes against a child, has been moved to AlbertaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s supreme court.

Dr. Albert de Villiers was arrested in Kelowna in June 2021 for one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference stemming from his time in Grande Prairie, Alta., where he was the provinceÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s north zone lead medical health officer.

RCMP have previously said the offences allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2020.

Details of De VilliersÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ trial are included in a publication ban, but an employee at Grande Prairie Court House told Black Press Media the case had been moved from provincial court to AlbertaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Court of QueenÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Bench where proceedings are expected to resume in May.

De Villiers had initially been taken into custody and was scheduled to have a bail hearing. The result of that hearing has not been made public.

De Villiers was the face of Interior HealthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s COVID-19 pandemic response after being named the health authorityÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s top doctor in August 2020.

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