Man pleads guilty to sex crimes against four people

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A man accused of sex crimes in Sussex against four people, three of them minors, has pleaded guilty.

The 26-year-old, of no fixed address, appeared Tuesday in Saint John Provincial Court and pleaded guilty to 21 charges. He was charged in January with sexual offences against three minors dating from October to November of last year.

The identities of the victims are protected by a publication ban, and Brunswick News is withholding information that could identify them.

On Monday, he was also charged with sexual assault against a woman from Sept. 1, 2018, to Nov. 1, 2022, and break and enter at Jubilee Hall Sept. 16, 2023.

“He’s looking to settle everything up and do his time and get on with his life,” said defence lawyer David Lutz.

The man pleaded guilty to sexual assault, two counts of sexual touching related to a person under 16 and sexual assault with a weapon dated from Oct. 27 to Nov. 28, two counts of sexual assault and a count of sexual touching related to a person under 16 from Oct. 14 to 31 and two counts of sexual touching as well as uttering threats against a third person between Oct. 14 and 31.

He also pleaded guilty to charges of failing to comply with release orders to have no contact with the complainants, not be around people under 18 and reside under house arrest dated from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2. He also pleaded guilty to uttering counterfeit money and using a stolen debit card dating to 2022.

Judge Lucie Mathurin ordered a pre-sentence report as well as victim impact statements and set him for sentencing May 7. Facts of the charges are due to be read at that time.