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Okanagan winery owner named in migrant worker sex assault search warrant

The migrant worker claims that a winemaker sexually assaulted her in early December
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A vineyard owner in the South Okanagan was named in a search warrant following an alleged sexual assault in December of 2023. (Black Press File)

A prominent winemaker has been named in court documents connected to an alleged sexual assault of a migrant worker in the Okanagan.

According to a warrant application obtained by Penticton Western News, Randhir “Randy” Toor, owner of Desert Hills Winery in Oliver, is under investigation for an incident at a cabin at Baldy Mountain. As of Jan. 18, Toor has not been charged and the allegations have not been tested in court.

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Brennan Phillips

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Brennan was raised in the Okanagan and is thankful every day that he gets to live and work in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
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