An Albertan man arrested in Sechelt on Dec. 13, 2021, will serve nine months in jail after he was convicted on one count of failing to comply with a prohibition order.
On Feb. 16, 2022, James Ross Armour pled guilty to one count of breaching a court order under section 161 (4) of the Criminal Code that prohibits contact or communication with any person under 16 years of age.
The 10-year order was first imposed on May 2, 2016, as part of a sentence Armour received after he was convicted of sexual interference in Edmonton, Alberta, Crown counsel Trevor Cockfield told Coast Reporter.
On Dec. 13, 2021, Armour, then 35 years old, was arrested in Sechelt when a police officer witnessed him speaking to a 15-year-old, Cockfield said. The offence took place in the 5700 block of Wharf Avenue in Sechelt, Const. Jihan McDougall told Coast Reporter in an email in December. Armour has been in custody ever since.
Armour was a Sunshine Coast resident at the time of his arrest.
Armour appeared before Judge S. Merrick in Sechelt Provincial Court virtually on the 16th, from the North Fraser Pre-trial Centre. According to his warrant of committal upon conviction, Armour was sentenced to serve 172 days. His pre-sentence time in custody was 65 days, and he was credited 98 days.
