Kelowna killer was on probation when he murdered Jennifer Cusworth.
Now that his murder trial is over, details of Neil Snelson’s criminal history can be revealed.
It’s a history that, by law, the Kelowna jury could not be made aware of so they wouldn’t be unduly influenced.
Snelson was on probation for previous sexual convictions at the time he killed Jennifer Cusworth.
Starting when he was 19, Snelson was twice convicted of indecent exposure.
He was sentenced for the second conviction just two months before he killed Cusworth.
Her family says they were unaware of Snelson’s past.
But Jean Cusworth says “I think prior convictions should be taken into consideration”.
The first incident of exposure happened in Kelowna in 1987, three years after Snelson graduated from high school.
The second conviction was for an incident five years later involving a woman in Penticton.
In both cases, Snelson was sentenced to probation.
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