Retired P.E.I. sheriff, TV host Bill Acorn charged with sexual offences
Retired P.E.I. sheriff Bill Acorn has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, uttering threats and unsafe storage of a firearm.
The offences date back between 2009 and 2014, police allege.
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- On Monday, March 29 2021, the Crown stayed 11 charges against Bill Acorn.
- This included 10 sex-related charges and one charge of making a threat.
- All charges were related to the same complainant. Other charges were stayed earlier.
- Acorn pleaded guilty to one charge: unsafe storage of a gun. He was fined $300.
Charlottetown police have chargedretired P.E.I. sheriffBill Acorn, 83, with multiple counts of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching, as well as indecent acts.
In arelease Oct. 30, police said the charges came at the conclusion of an investigation by its major crime unit into an historical sexual assault complaint. The offences date back between 2009 and 2014, police allege.
Acorn isalso charged with uttering threats and unsafe storage of a firearm.
He was released on the condition that he appear in provincial court at a later date.
Acorn wasknown for hosting Bill's Country Jamboree,a P.E.I. cable television showthat ran for 25 years.
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