Healer found guilty in Penticton court of assaulting patient

Healer found guilty in Penticton court of assaulting patient

WARNING: The following article contains accounts of sexual abuse that may be disturbing for some readers. A First Nations healer accused of sexually assaulting several women during native healing sessions two years ago in Penticton was found not guilty of three counts of sexual assault, but guilty o...

Indigenous healer guilty of assault: Penticton jury

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Tearful Okanagan jury finds First Nations healer not guilty of sex assaults, but guilty of assault

A First Nations healer accused of sexually assaulting several women during native healing sessions two years ago in Penticton was found not guilty of three counts of sexual assault, but guilty of one count of common assault in the early morning hours at the Penticton Courthouse Friday. Donald Wayne Ashley was originally charged with six counts of sexual assault on allegations that he inappropriately touched six complainants during different nati…