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The Police Chief in Bridgewater has chosen to be tried by judge alone on a sexual assault charge.
The preliminary hearing for John Collyer has been set for April to determine if there’s enough evidence to go to trial.
SIRT laid one charge of sexual assault and two of sexual exploitation involving a 17 year old girl after investigating the complaint.
The McNeil Government is increasing the money it pays to foster families.
They will get a total of an additional $1.6 million to help pay the costs of looking after the children in their care. The daily rate for children up to 9 years old will rise to $19 while the per diem for children 10 and over will go to a little over $27.
Community Services Minister Kelly Regan says the money will be used to increase babysitting rates and per diems paid to families.