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The B.C. Prosecution Service says Independent MLA Jordan Kealy, who represents Peace River North, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in Fort St. John.
The service says the alleged offences occurred between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20, 2024 in Fort St. John.
CBC News has reached out to Kealy.
Kealy is a first-time MLA, elected as a B.C. Conservative under John Rustad. He left the party on March 7, 2025, alongside Tara Armstrong, after Dallas Brodie was removed from caucus. He wrote the party had become “toxic.”
Unlike Armstrong and Brodie, he did not join any other parties and instead continued and continues to sit as an Independent.
Support for new B.C. Conservative leader
However, he has expressed support for the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
He hosted a townhall for her in his constituency during the Conservative leadership campaign, and posted a photo of himself with her when she was elected on May 30, saying he had attended the party convention after his flight home to Fort St. John was canceled due to weather delays.
“What a day,” he wrote in the post. “This might just be the end of me being an independent and coming back to the party! More to come.”
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