A B.C. man who pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm was given a conditional discharge on Oct. 9 in provincial court.
Court documents show Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Eugene Jamieson June 30, 2023, approved amending the charge information against Peter David Reimchen in connection with an Oct. 9, 2022 incident to one count of sexual assault causing bodily harm. The incident happened in North Vancouver.
The amendment removed the victim’s name.
Appearing via video before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Andrea Brownstone on March 19, Reimchen, 32, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault causing bodily harm.
He had originally been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm in the North Vancouver Provincial Court file.
On Aug. 23, 2023, Reimchen elected to be tried by a B.C. Supreme Court judge and jury. On Sept. 11, 2023, an indictment was sworn in that court.
On Jan. 17, 2024, at Vancouver Law Courts, Reimchen re-elected trial by a provincial court judge.
On March 19, 2024, he entered a guilty plea to the lesser included offence of assault causing bodily harm.
The court ordered a pre-sentencing report, a psychological report with a risk assessment, and an impact of race and cultural assessment report.
The Crown Prosecution Branch said the last report did not end up being prepared and the sentencing hearing went ahead without one.
While the conditional discharge leaves Reimchen with no criminal record, court records show he received 12 months' probation and was ordered to provide a DNA sample for the national data bank as well as pay a $100 victim surcharge.
Conditions on Brownstone's sentence include doing community service work, taking counselling and treatment and writing a letter of apology.
Reimchen was also ordered to stay away from the victim.
Editor's note: This article was updated Nov. 15, 2024.
