FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A bail hearing for Michael Broad, the man charged in connection with an alleged Fort St. John home invasion and sexual assault, has been postponed for a second time in less than a week.
The 34-year-old faces charges of sexual assault with a weapon, breaking and entering to commit an indictable offence, uttering threats and forcible confinement.
The case has attracted significant attention in Fort St. John since the alleged incidents on October 27.
According to Fort St. John RCMP, a man allegedly followed one of the female residents of a home on 87 Street before entering the residence.
Police say he was initially scared away by people inside the home and a neighbourhood search was launched.
Authorities allege the suspect later returned to the residence and sexually assaulted a different resident before fleeing.
Broad‘s bail hearing was originally scheduled for November 5. The matter was then delayed to November 9 at the request of the defence.
The hearing was postponed again Monday, with the next bail hearing now scheduled for November 16.
Broad remains in custody while awaiting the hearing. The charges against him have not been tested in court.