Needle Vinyl Tavern Sentencing

The woman who went public with her story of being sexual assault by the owner of the now closed needle vinyl tavern read a victim impact statement to a packed courtroom of supporter of the man who groped her.

Needle vinyl tavern sentencing. Former needle vinyl tavern owner james leder previously pleaded guilty to sexual. James leder pleaded guilty to. James leder had previously pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an employee at. The owner of the now closed needle vinyl tavern has been handed an 18 month suspended sentence for sexual assault.

Edmonton the owner of a new jasper ave. Music venue maintains he has no connection to a disgraced co owner of the former needle vinyl tavern after a series of posters appeared downtown. Edmonton a judge has reserved his decision in sentencing a former owner of the needle vinyl tavern after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a co worker in june. The sentencing hearing for the former owner of an edmonton bar who sexually assaulted an employee began on thursday.

A former employee of the needle vinyl tavern said it was demeaning humiliating and damaging when james leder groped her four times in front of customers and other employees in march 2017. The suspended sentence was handed down friday after leder faced one count of. According to an agreed statement of facts entered with the court. The court heard leder was drinking and was not working the night of the assault but his victim was on shift.

Carly robinson has more on the sentencing of james leder. James leder the former co owner of a since closed edmonton music venue has been sentenced to 18 months probation.