Aitire
halts
court
‘date

Bob Mackin
Contributing Writer
WAS it a passive
protest or was it all
he had to wear
Wednesday morn-
ing?

Only
knows.

The 56-year-old
accused child pornogra-
pher showed up at
North Vancouver
provincial court wearing
tight black shorts, black
socks and shoes and a
black T-shirt.

Emblazoned across
his chest was the word
“whatever” in bold,
white letters.

Whatever the mative,
it kept him trom appear-
ing betore Judge D-.E.
Moss.

He waited outside a
courtroom until defence
lawyer Victor Svacek and
Crown counsel Leslie
Burrell mutually decided
against inviting him
inside.

The reason? He was
‘improperly attired.”

Burrell said Richer’s
appearance was inappro-
priate, especially since a
group of clementary
school students ana
field trip was siting near
the front. Moss agreed
with the request and
told Svacek his client's
next date is Oct. 28.

Richer was arrested
Sept. 16 and charged
with = possession and
making child pornogra-
phy, sexual interference,
invitation to sexual
touching and sexual
assault of a male under
14 vears of age.

When he was released
fram) custody on bail
Sept. 25, the sexual
assault, touching and
interference — charges
were dropped.

Police searched
Richer’s room at a house
in the 400-block East
2nd in North Vancouver
in late August.

Three constables
found more than 100
videotapes in the room.
According to a search
warrant, Richer told the
police that the tapes
were “of males engaged
in sexual activity,” but
were “all legal.”

Before Richer was
teleased, Judge Jane
Auxier prohibited
Richer from going to
places where children
gather — playgrounds,
schools, public swim-
ming pools, community
centres and public
libraries.

Richer, who worked
as a security guard and
delivered the News in
Deep Cove, was also
prohibited from contact-
ing anyone under 18 or
possessing video or still
photography — equip-
ment.

Richer stopped work-
ing for the News in
August.

Marck Richer

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