A special prosecutor has approved a charge of sex assault against Port Moody Mayor Robert Vagramov. The sex assault charge was sworn on Wednesday. Vagramov is scheduled to make his first court appearance in provincial court in Port Coquitlam on April 25. Officials at the City of Port Moody have said they would not be commenting Thursday and can't say whether Vagramov will stay on as mayor. During his campaign for mayor, Vagramov came under fire for a 2014 video that showed him asking a homeless man to shotgun a beer in exchange for a sandwich.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2019 16:47 UTC