A Dingwall man has been sentenced to seven months behind bars for sex offenses involving a minor. The Cape Breton Post is reporting that 74-year-old William Burton was also handed two years probation and registered as sex offender during his sentencing on Friday. Burton was found guilty of sex offenses relating to two incidents involving the same boy in the 90’s. The offenses occurred when the victim was 12 or 13 and again when he was 15 or 16. Burton was also found guilty of assault for crashing his own vehicle when the victim attempted to flee his car during one of the offenses.
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Cape Breton University Faculty Set Strike Date
Cape Breton University could be strikebound before the end of the month The Faculty Association has set January 23rd as its strike date . The association’s executive has given much more than the required 48 hours notice Association spokesman Andrew Reynolds in a news release says the main issue in dispute is the layoff clause…but the strike notice is also a referendum on the management of CBU. He said the university is being steered towards the rocks and will soon run aground.