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ROB VAGRAMOV
Sex charge is stayed against Vagramov Mayor completed ‘alternative measures’ obligations JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A stay of proceedings was entered into the court record Wednesday for the sexual assault charge against Port Moody Mayor Robert Vagramov. Vagramov has now “completed the obligations under the alternative measures” program, special prosecutor Michael Klein told Judge Eugene Jamieson. Outside the courthouse, Vagramov’s lawyer Ian Donaldson didn’t disclose the terms of his client’s diversion program but he said the alleged victim was consulted regarding the outcome. Donaldson also gave some
Judy Taylor-Atkinson and her husband, Jim Atkinson, check out Port Moody’s Suter Brook Creek, behind the public works yard, where a beaver colony has built a dam to create a new home. On Tuesday, city council endorsed a management plan that emphasizes co-existence with the industrious rodents. For more on the plan and how the beavers are making a home in Port Moody, see story on page 11. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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details regarding the accusation, the first time any information about the allegations have been revealed to the public. Asked if Vagramov has taken responsibility for his actions — a condition under the alternative measures program — Donaldson told reporters: “This arose from an event roughly four years ago involving two adults, fully clothed, in daylight on a third date in circumstances where many people might have thought there was consent but it’s said there wasn’t.” Pressed on whether Vagramov has apologized to the alleged victim, whose identity cannot be published under terms of a court order, Donaldson said the two have “made peace.” “It was resolved in a fashion that was suitable for everyone,” he said. see
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