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Sentencing

THE LAW isn’t finished with Jan Bleasdale yet.

Sentencing of the West Vancouver man for 16
sex-assault related cases was adjourned Friday to
February 8 after a full-day sentence hearing be-
fore Judge R.D. Grandison Friday.

1980 and 1983. To the end
of Friday's proceedings, he

Bleasdale was’ accused of
sexually assaulting five girls,
aged nine to 14, between

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had pleaded guilty to or been

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found guilty of 12 counts of
indecent assault, two counts
of sexual assault and two
counts of gross indecency.
Early in Friday’s pro-
ceedings Crown prosecutor
Ellen Gerber had attempted

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to have sentencing. delayed
to enable a forensic
psychiatrist to further exam-
ine Bleasdale because of the
“glibness’’ and
seeming lack of remorse over
the incidents.

Defense attorney Don
Jabour agreed with the
Crown at the end of the day.

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That report is expected to be
available when court
resumes February 8. .

Also expected ai that time
will be a_ psychological
assessment of one of the vic-
tims, if the victim is
agreeable, requested by
Jabour in efforts to show ,
that psychological problems

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NEWS photo Terry Peters

YOUNG SARA EZER won the T-shirt as the North Shore Neighborhood House held
fun events — with a serious message — for kids to promote Cold Turkey Day and an
end to smoking. All kids entered in special bicycle races were awarded a certificate.

on 16 charges continues February 8

experienced in recent years
are directly linked to
Bleasdale's offenses.

Jabour'’s ‘request came
after the Crown attempted
to enter into evidence letters
from parents of the young
victims, all of whom were
known to Bleasdale, detail-
ing the long-range effects of
the incidents. No ruling was
made Friday on whether
those letters will be accepted
as evidence.

Throughout the day Fri-
day court heard details of
Bleasdale’s confession given
to West Vancouver Police
constable Stewart Nowacki
regarding the allegations
against Bleasdale as a total
of 17 counts were detailed
for the courts. Bleasdale was
acquitted on a charge of |
having sexual intercourse
with a girl between the age
of 14 and 16,

Bleasdale was arrested and
charged for the first time on
October’-3t, 1983. As the
result of continuing in-
vestigation further charges
were laid in January and
March of 1984, He was fi-
nally ordered held in jail
pending outcome of those
charges in March. fnvestiga-
tion into his activities con-
tinued and he was charged
with further offenses in
September, 1984. At that
time, the total number of
charges he faced was 14 and
he had pleaded guilty to
eight of those in proceedings
that started in February,
1984, Five charges went to
trial, with the last of the
verdicts handed down
December 11 of fast year.

During the day, court
heard details of the offenses
Bleasdale committed  in-
cluding fondling victim's
breasts and genital areas.

When called to the stand
Bleasdale disputed some of
Nowacki’s testimony, deny-
ing he had been shown the
statement prepared = from
notes taken during those ses-
sions and that he had signed
a statement.