By CKPGToday

Special Prosecutor Appointed To Strimbold Case

Mar 7, 2018 | 4:01 PM

VICTORIA — A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle a case involving sex-related charges against Luke Strimbold.

The prosecution service says Vancouver lawyer Leonard Doust will conduct an independent assessment on a report that’s been submitted to the Crown by investigators. RCMP said Friday that the former mayor of Burns Lake was charged with “numerous counts of sexual assault and related offences.”

The prosecution service says the Special Prosecutor was named because Strimbold is a former elected official with significant connections to the B.C. Liberal party.

None of the allegations against Strimbold have been tested in court.