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By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

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Second trial for Red Deer massage therapist scheduled for 2025

May 13, 2024 | 1:29 PM

A former Red Deer massage therapist accused of sexual assault will go to trial a second time.

Brian Moore, 52, stood trial for a week in April, but the proceedings were declared a mistrial, the reasons which remain unclear.

Following a hearing on May 6 in Red Deer Court of King’s Bench, a new jury trial has been scheduled for May 5-9, 2025.

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It was Feb. 23, 2022, when, according to police, they received a report of a sexual assault involving a Red Deer massage therapist.

Through investigation, Mounties said it was then determined and alleged that the man had allegedly sexually assaulted a female youth during a massage at a downtown chiropractor business.

As a result, the man was arrested and charged on Dec. 15, 2022.

There is a publication ban on the name of the victim.

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