A former doctor from B.C. convicted of sex crimes against a child will be finding out his fate in June.
The sentencing hearing for Dr. Albert De Villiers is set to take place over two half-days on June 12 and 13.
De Villiers was convicted on Feb. 7 of sexual assault and sexual assault of a minor from when he served as Medical Officer of Health in Alberta91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Northern Zone prior to moving to B.C. in 2020.
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According to the Grande Prairie King91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Bench Court, Justice Shaina Leonard scheduled the hearing over two days to accept sentencing submissions on the first day and issue the sentence the next.
De Villiers faces a mandatory minimum of one year in prison for the conviction, with a maximum of 14 years.
The former doctor faces trial on separate charges on Aug. 22 in Grande Prairie.
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