Independent B.C. legislator Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Prosecution Service says Independent MLA for Peace River North Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault. The service says the charge against Kealy relates to alleged offences between January 1 and September 20, 2024, in Fort St. John.

It says special prosecutor Gail Barnes was appointed on Feb. 9 this year involving an investigation by the North District Prince George RCMP into Kealy, who is the provincial member of the legislature for Peace River North.  The service says Barnes, a senior Vancouver lawyer, was appointed to avoid potential improper influence in the administration of justice. 

Kealy was charged on Wednesday and is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Fort St. John on July 6. Kealy says that he’s “done nothing wrong, is completely innocent” and will “prove that in court.”

In the October 2024 provincial election, Kealy defeated incumbent MLA Dan Davies, formerly of the BC United party. In March 2025, he left the Conservative Party to sit as an Independent, after the MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena, Dallas Brodie, was ejected from the Conservative Party for making offensive comments towards survivors of residential schools.