A man from Macoun facing charges of sexual interference was released from custody last week, following an arrest on March 5.
Brian Dodd was charged with two counts of sexual interference, a charge that alleges touching for a sexual purpose of a person under the age of 16, along with one count of possessing child pornography.
He was in Estevan provincial court March 8, when the Crown prosecutor consented to Dodd's release on a $500 non-cash recognizance, so there was no show-cause hearing.
The conditions of the release include having no contact with any person under the age of 16, not to be within 100 metres of where children congregate, like schools or playgrounds, not possess or use a computer that accesses the Internet, not possess cameras or video equipment, remain under a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., while residing in a residence in Estevan and not leave the province of Saskatchewan.
There was also a lengthy list of people Dodd is to have no contact with. Those names and any details that may identify them are protected under a publication ban.
Dodd's next appearance will be April 16.
In other court proceedings, a 14-year-old young offender charged with multiple arson counts was sentenced last Thursday, having previously pleaded guilty to the charges. As a result of the fire-setting to some golf carts, more than $10,000 in damages was accrued.
The Crown was asking for an 18-month probation order that included 40 hours of community service and that the youth not have any contact with the co-accused. The co-accused has already been sentenced and is in jail at the moment.
Judge Karl Bazin suggested to this youth that he may want to reconsider his friendship with the other boy.
"If you don't want to join him and go to jail, you have to follow this (probation order)," Bazin said.
A show-cause hearing was also held for Shaun David Caffet, who is facing charges of break and enter, committing an indictable offence therein, and two counts of possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime.
A publication ban protects the specifics of the hearing, but Caffet was released on a $500 cash recognizance with a number of conditions. Those include a curfew, which Bazin likened to house arrest, in which Caffet is not allowed out of his residence for more than two hours per day under the supervision of one of the two people he will be living with, and he is not to consume alcohol or drugs or attend any bars.
Caffet will return to court on March 29.
During Monday's proceedings, Jordan Kehler of McTaggart was in custody following an arrest last week.
Kehler was awaiting sentencing on theft charges after entering guilty pleas in November 2011.
Sentencing was adjourned until May because Kehler was identified as having a drug problem and Bazin, who was presiding over the matters, wished to see how Kehler was getting on with his drug addictions before passing sentence.
Kehler was most recently arrested for new theft charges, which he entered guilty pleas to on Monday, and it was decided Bazin could proceed with sentencing.
The Crown prosecutor noted that this most recent arrest was because Kehler stole jewelry from his mother, in an amount less than $5,000, and when she reported that he wasn't abiding by a court-ordered curfew, police located him in a known drug house in Estevan.
He was found with four baggies of cocaine, worth about $320 and an envelope of $2,400. The jewelry, which he stole in order to buy cocaine, was retrieved.
Bazin ordered Kehler to 18-months probation. As part of the conditions he will have to pay $1,250 in restitution for his original theft charge and must abide by a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. He is also expected to receive treatment for any substance abuse or mental health issues he may have, as directed by the probation officer.
