Mayor who faces sex assault charge has returned to duties in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY, B.C. — A mayor who stepped aside after he was charged with sexual assault has returned to work in Port Moody, B.C.
Rob Vagramov said Monday that since he took a voluntary leave of absence in March, the Crown and his lawyer have extensively discussed his case.
“What was initially pursued as quite a scary indictment has since been starkly reduced to a summary matter, with the Crown and my legal counsel now exploring a resolution that would not involve a trial at all,” he told a news conference.
“From this point forward, this process should no longer require the level of involvement and attention that it once did. And as such I no longer require the leave granted to me from my responsibilities at city hall.”