the owner of a long-standing lakefront restaurant in prince albert national park’s popular resort town is facing a sexual assault charge from a complaint filed this summer.
according to court information, dory graae, who owns pete’s terrace, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman between july 15 and july 19 in waskesiu. the woman cannot be named due to a standard, court-ordered publication ban on the identities of sexual assault complainants.
parks canada confirmed that waskesiu lake rcmp arrested graae, 52, at his restaurant on july 19. court records show the charge was laid the next day.
he was released and ordered to have no contact with the complainant, defence lawyer brian pfefferle said. graae’s next scheduled court date is in september in montreal lake, the nearest circuit court to waskesiu.
pfefferle said he anticipates a short adjournment on that day as the defence awaits more disclosure — documentation obtained through an investigation that could be used against an accused.
graae has given a statement to rcmp, provided text messages between him and the complainant, “and will continue to cooperate with the investigation to ensure that they have all information,” pfefferle said, adding that his client intends to plead not guilty if the case goes to trial.