Court overturns refusal of bail in sex assault case

A Saskatoon man accused of confining and sexually assaulting another man in a Willowgrove home is out on conditions after successfully appealing a provincial court judge’s decision to deny him bail.

Following a bail review application at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench, Justice Murray Acton overturned Judge Doug Agnew’s decision to detain Kyle Edward Norman, 36.

A publication ban was not issued on Acton’s decision; however, a ban was issued on the Nov. 7 bail hearing, and Agnew’s reasons for detention. Acton’s decision is based on those reasons, and therefore cannot be reported.

Norman was charged on Oct. 29 with aggravated sexual assault and unlawful confinement. A police news release stated that on Oct. 5, a 19-year-old man reported being assaulted and confined during the previous two days at a home in the 200 block of Stensrud Road.

The man escaped by crawling through a window, according to police.

Court documents show Norman was on an undertaking — a legal promise to comply with release conditions — on previous, unrelated charges of fraud and theft over $5,000 when he was arrested on the sexual assault charge. He is accused of breaching that undertaking for allegedly living at a non-approved residence.

Norman’s release conditions require him to report to a probation officer and not leave Saskatchewan without written permission. He cannot possess or consume illicit drugs, or possess any electronic devices capable of accessing the internet.

Police learned the alleged victim met Norman on a social networking app.

Norman’s case is scheduled to return to Saskatoon provincial court on Jan. 7.