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Former B.C. chiropractor appeals sexual assault conviction
The appeal could send the case to a new trial, forcing the complainant to testify again, while the Crown had sought five months in jail.
- Former Vernon chiropractor Murray Kievit is appealing his sexual assault conviction, with proceedings scheduled for Monday, June 1, at the Vernon Law Courts in the B.C. Supreme Court.
- Justice David Ruse convicted Kievit of sexual assault on Feb. 2, following a Jan. 14 sentencing in Provincial Court that imposed a nine-month conditional sentence and three years of probation.
- The original trial examined whether touching the complainant's pubic area during a 2021 chiropractic treatment was legitimate, a claim Crown prosecutor Catherine Rezansoff disputed while seeking five months in jail.
- A successful appeal could result in another trial requiring the complainant to testify again, though Justice Ruse previously sided with the defence by imposing house arrest over jail time.
- Records show Kievit was acquitted of similar charges in 2000, though the B.C. College of Chiropractors issued a $4,000 fine and $15,000 in costs; those needing support can contact the Archway Society for Domestic Peace.
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