Police have not connected Steven Laurette, 42, to Madison Roy-Boudreau
The police may not have named him as a suspect, but simply naming Steven Laurette has made him a person of interest to those following the story of missing teenager Madison Roy-Boudreau.
On Thursday, Bathurst police Chief Stéphane Roy mentioned Laurette's court appearance in the timeline of their investigation, but he declined to answer any questions that would connect Laurette to Madison.
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According to court records, Laurette was charged in September 2019 with sexual assault and sexual interference. The latter offence, according to the Criminal Code, applies to, "Every person who, for a sexual purpose, touches, directly or indirectly, with a part of the body or with an object, any part of the body of a person under the age of 16 years."
The Crown opted to proceed with the indictable section, which means it's punishable by a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. The summary offence carries a maximum of less than two years.
The incident is alleged to have occurred between Dec. 1, 2018, and March 12, 2019, at or near Petit-Rocher.
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Madison was last seen getting into a grey Ford Ranger pickup truck on May 11.
By the next day, police had located the vehicle and kept it under surveillance until May 13, when the driver was arrested. Police have not named that person.
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On May 16, based on information received, police searched a house and property in the LSD of South Tetagouche, west of Bathurst.