The incident is alleged to have taken place in Coquitlam on April 1, 2015. A special prosecutor approved the charge.
Port Moody Mayor Rob Vagramov has been charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident that is alleged to have taken place four years ago.
The charge was sworn in B.C. provincial court on Wednesday, and announced by the B.C. Prosecution Service in a statement on Thursday. Vagramov’s first court appearance is scheduled for April 25 in Port Coquitlam.Vagramov was first elected to council in 2014, and was voted in as mayor during the municipal election in October 2018. He was 26 when he became mayor.
Related According to the B.C. Prosecution Service, senior Vancouver lawyer Michael Klein was appointed as special prosecutor in the case in December. Assistant deputy attorney general Peter Juk appointed Klein because “he considered it in the public interest to do so.” “The appointment of a special prosecutor is intended to avoid any potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice in light of the nature of the allegations and the identity of the accused as an elected municipal official,” the prosecution service said in its statement.Prior to the municipal election, Vagramov faced criticism after a video from 2014 surfaced, in which he offered to buy lunch for a homeless man — if the man shotgunned a beer with him.
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