Former director of Regina sexual assault centre gets three years for fraud

The former executive director of the Regina Sexual Assault Centre has received a three-year jail sentence for bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the non-profit group.

Debra House pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 on Thursday in Regina provincial court.

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House, 64, admitted to defrauding the centre of more than $700,000, which she spent on trips to Las Vegas and other luxuries.

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She told court she is “embarrassed and ashamed” and knows she let everyone down.

In a statement released Thursday, the Regina Sexual Assault Centre said staff are relieved the court process is behind them.

Centre officials said it was “deeply distressing” to learn that a trusted staff member was capable of such wrongdoing.