"That's the beginning of the abusive torture relationship with him, all of six months of him and I together," Ashley told an RCMP officer years later. After she was interviewed by an RCMP investigator at the Zebra Child Protection Centre in April 2019, Bouvier was charged with eight criminal offences, including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault, aggravated assault and two counts of uttering death threats. (Janice Johnston/CBC)In Hinton provincial court this month, the now 59-year-old Bouvier was convicted of two counts of sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm and assault, but acquitted on the rare charge of marrying a child under 16. In handing down his decision, Shaigec said the charge "has not been interpreted, applied or even referenced in any case in Canada." According to a 2019 parole board decision, Bouvier was rated a high risk to re-offend both sexually and violently.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2020 12:00 UTC