Sex-related charges withdrawn against former Edmonton martial arts instructor

CBC

January 22, 2021 at 5:45 p.m.·1 min read

The Crown has withdrawn sex-related charges against a former Edmonton martial arts instructor.

Kevin Ford was the owner and operator of ATA Martial Arts in west Edmonton. He is no longer listed as an instructor at the facility.

When he was charged in 2018, Edmonton police alleged that two women, ages 19 and 25, had been sexually assaulted by Ford when he was instructing them.

The case was supposed to go to trial by jury in June, but that trial was cancelled after Crown prosecutor Lori Dunford withdrew the charges.

On Friday afternoon, with the consent of Dunford and defence lawyer Mona Duckett, Ford entered into a 24-month peace bond. The terms of the peace bond were not read aloud in court.

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