B.C. MLA Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault in Fort St. John
Posted on: Jun 04, 2026 21:35 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The B.C. Criminal prosecution serve says main(a) MLA jordan river Kealy, who represents public security River North, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in Fort St. John.
The service says the alleged offences occurred between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20, 2024. Court documents indicate the alleged offences took place in Cecil Lake, a rural area where Kealy farms north of Fort St. John.
His constituency office in Fort St. John was closed Thursday morning despite being within its posted opening hours.
Kealy has told Global News he is innocent and plans to prove it in court.
His first court appearance is scheduled for July 6 in Fort St. John.
A first-time MLA elected under John Rustad, he left the B.C. Conservatives on March 7, 2025, alongside Tara Armstrong, after Dallas Brodie was removed from caucus. He said the party had become "toxic."
Unlike Armstrong and Brodie, he did not join any other parties and instead continued and continues to sit as an Independent, though has suggested that could soon change under its new leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
He hosted a townhall for her in his constituency during the Conservative leadership campaign and posted a photo of himself with her when she was elected on May 30, saying he had attended the party convention after his flight home to Fort St. John was canceled due to weather delays.
“What a day,” he wrote in the post. “This might just be the end of me being an independent and coming back to the party! More to come.”
Kealy is the second MLA elected under the B.C. Conservative banner in 2024 who has since been charged with assault. In March of this year, Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan was kicked out of caucus after being charged with assault and choking.
He is also the second MLA for Peace River North to be charged with assault in the past decade. Pat Pimm, who represented the region for the B.C. Liberals from 2009 until 2016 was charged in 2016, and the charges were stayed in 2017.
The terms of the stay included having "no direct or indirect contact" with the complainant.
Pimm stepped down from the party caucus ahead of the allegations being made public, and did not run for re-election.
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