A former junior hockey coach had a voyeurism charge stayed against him, on Tuesday, in exchange for a peace bond with the court.
William “Bill” Rotheisler appeared in Penticton’s Provincial Court on Jan. 16, for what had been scheduled to be the first of three days trial.
Instead, the Crown prosecutor and Rotheisler’s defence announced that they had come to an agreement on a joint submission.
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The charge of secretly observing and/or recording nudity in a private place in Penticton in July of 2022 was stayed, and in exchange, Rotheisler received a peace bond on the basis that there were reasonable grounds for concern that he could commit one...