More delays in voyeurism case

The lawyer representing a Hong Kong man accused of filming adults and children in a pool change room told a judge last month he had been waiting four months to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office. He’s still waiting. “It’s taken too much time,” David Cavilla said Wednesday during a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. “But there’s not much I can do about it.”

Cavilla explained Special Prosecutions out of Calgary is handling the case, and is sorting through and downloading extensive computer files. In the meantime, however, he’s unable to proceed with charges against his client, Lap Kwan Yue, and he’s been ready since May to take the next step.

ALERT Lethbridge reported in March its Internet Child Exploitation unit received a tip from University of Lethbridge security and pool staff about suspicious activity at the Centre for Sport and Wellness.

ALERT said a man was filming inside the change room while it was being used by a youth swim club, whose members were between the ages of five and 18.

Yue, who was a student at the U of L, was arrested March 22 and charged with voyeurism, possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and making child pornography.

The U of L issued a statement the following week and said it had rescinded Yue's registration and prohibited him from returning to campus.

During Wednesday’s hearing local Crown prosecutor Michael Fox said his counterpart in Calgary still needs from police a forensic report and analysis of a computer hard drive, and it’s taking time for police to download extensive information, including photos and videos.

“There are some things that are in the Crown’s control, and others that are not,” he said. “There is nothing we can do about it.” The case has been adjourned to Aug. 29. Follow @DShurtzHerald on Twitter