A 34-year-old man arrested and charged with sexual assault by Battlefords RCMP in March of 2014 has been sentenced to 39 months incarceration.
Randy Joseph Clarke, originally from Buffalo Narrows and living in North Battleford at the time of his arrest, was charged with sexual interference, sexual assault and invitation to sexual touching.
The first two charges related to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. The latter charge had to do with Facebook exchanges that took place afterwards.
While the sexual encounter was not found to be other than consensual, Judge Dan O'Hanlon determined Clarke had not taken adequate measures in determining the true age of the victim.
Taking into account Clarke's time in remand, O'Hanlon said his incarceration was to run 35 months from the day of his sentence, Dec. 22.
In his remarks before sentencing, Clarke apologized for having made "horrible decisions," however he maintained he was the victim of what his lawyer called a "shakedown."
