Middleton man pleads guilty to historic indecent assault charge

A Middleton man will be sentenced in Bridgewater provincial court after pleading guilty to a historic indecent assault charge.

William Albert Perrot, 61, pleaded guilty to the charge on Jan. 19. Perrot is also charged with buggery and gross indecency stemming from incidents alleged to have occurred in Kingston between Jan. 1, 1975, and Dec. 31, 1976.

Judge James Burrill requested a presentence report and adjourned the matter to March 16 for sentencing. The remaining charges have been adjourned for disposition.

The charges were before the court in Kentville but the matters were transferred to Bridgewater. Perrot filed a designation of counsel last June and is being represented by Bridgewater lawyer Alan Ferrier. A publication ban protects the identity of the alleged victim.

Perrot graduated from the Westminster Choir College in 1975 and has been involved in school, church and community choirs in Nova Scotia. Perrot has been active in the Nova Scotia Choral Federation since 1976 and served three terms as president. Perrot is a charter life member of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors and was coordinator of the National Youth Choir for several years.

Perrot is the

founding

conductor

of Kings Chorale and conducted the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir from 1998 to 2010. He has also conducted the Acadia University Chorus, the Acadia Vocal Ensemble and for the Nova Scotia Choral Federation’s Youth Choir Camp.

Perrot was master conductor for the Rotary Youth Choir, now the Nova Scotia Youth Choir, in Halifax in 1994 and he is also a former artistic director for Nova Voce, the provincial men’s choir.

Perrot has prepared choirs for Symphony Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra performances.