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Former pub owner sentenced to jail for sexual assaults, released pending appeal

Robert O'Brien received a six-month jail sentence for two counts of sexual assault and is released pending an appeal that could take 6 to 12 months.

GUELPH – It was either house arrest or time behind bars at a Feb. 11 sentencing hearing for former Goofie Newfie partner Robert O’Brien.Sitting beside his wife in Guelph court on Wednesday, O’Brien appeared despondent as he was handed a six-month jail sentence by Justice Nicole Redgate for sexually assaulting a former pub employee.But the 51-year-old is already back in Elora as the case heads to the Ontario Court of Appeal.O’Brien’s defence lawy…

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Wellington Advertiser broke the news in on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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