ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland and Labrador police officer charged with sexual assault will be heading to court for a third time.
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer Carl Douglas Snelgrove’s new trial for the charge will begin on March 29 with jury selection.
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The date was set Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court.
Snelgrove is charged with sexual assault for an incident that occurred in December 2014.
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He first stood trial on the charge in 2017, but the verdict was successfully appealed.
Last month, his second trial on the charge ended in a mistrial.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2020.
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