US EditionProminent Okanagan Winemaker Charged with Sexual Assault of Migrant Farm Worker - Oliver/Osoyoos News
- Randhir Singh Toor, a South Okanagan winemaker, was charged this April with sexual assault of an undocumented migrant farm worker allegedly assaulted in December 2023.
- The charge followed an RCMP investigation announced in January 2024 and a December 2023 search of Toor's Mount Baldy cabin linked to allegations from workers at his farm.
- The company behind Desert Hills Estate Winery was permanently prohibited from employing temporary foreign workers as of January 2025 due to findings of workplace abuse and regulatory violations.
- The winery was fined $90,000 in 2022 for immigration fraud involving fake job creation, and Toor received a conditional discharge with no criminal record from that case.
- Toor appeared in court on June 11, 2025, and the case highlights ongoing concerns about exploitation and limited protections for vulnerable migrant workers in the region.
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