A Saanich husband and father who runs a local foundation dedicated to ending sexual exploitation and gender-based violence is facing charges of sex assault and break-and-enter.
Saanich police received a complaint on March 31 alleging Joel James Conway, 31, broke into a home in the 4300 block of West Saanich Road and sexually assaulted a female occupant.
Conway was arrested on April 20 by Saanich police after charges were approved by Crown counsel. He was released from custody on a promise to appear in court on June 7.
Staff Sgt. Chris Horsley said police do not believe the public is at risk.
“We can’t disclose the nature of the relationship except to say they were not involved in an intimate relationship,” he said. “But the parties were known to each other.”
Conway and his wife Nicole, 29, a former sexual-health worker, operate Fortress Foundation, which aims to bring “awareness, refuge, strength and implement prevention of sexually exploitative behaviours and perspectives,” according to its mission statement.
In an interview with the Times Colonist last year, he described himself as a reformed pornography addict, devoted to equipping men to end the demand for sexual exploitation.
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