Former B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sex assault
The jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of a third complainant
A former chief of the fire department in Fort St. James, B.C., has been found not guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting two female volunteers.
The jury reached the verdicts Saturday in the case of Robert Harold Bennett after deliberating for 3 1/2 days at the courthouse in Prince George.
It was unable to reach a verdict in the case of a third complainant.
It was Bennett's second trial after he was found guilty previously by a judge on all three counts.
A new trial was ordered by the B.C. Appeal Court after it said the lower court judge displayed an apprehension of bias.
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