SHUBENACADIE: Here is a short summary and updates on upcoming court appearances at Shubenacadie and Truro Provincial Court by four local residents who have been in the news after their arrests for offences.
Martin Huybers
Huybers, a massage therapist, is facing 10 counts of sexual assault involving eight women.
The Upper Nine Mile River man is due back in Shubenacadie Provincial Court on May 21 for a decision (verdict) on all of the charges.
Colin Wesley Pynn
Pynn, of Five Mile River, is charged with: Possession of Child Pornography; Making Child Pornography; and Sexual Interference.
In late November 2020, an investigation began by Halifax District RCMP and the RCMP/HRP Integrated Sexual Assault Investigation Team (SAIT) following a report of a man possessing child pornography.
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On December 16, 2020, the RCMP searched a home in Five Mile River, assisted by the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) Digital Forensics Unit, RCMP Provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, and East Hants RCMP.
Pynn was arrested at his home without incident.
The 42-year-old is due back in Truro Provincial Court on March 22 for election and plea.
Carlos Ayapal Gonzalez Moraga and Peter Alan Moorhouse
Moraga of Enfield faces charges of: Sexual Interference (alleged to have taken place between July. 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2020); Making and Possess Child Pornography (alleged to have occurred between Jan. 22, 2021 and Jan. 23, 2021); and Making an Agreement to Commit a Sexual Offence Against a Child (alleged to have taken place between Jan. 22, 2021 and Jan. 23, 2021).
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Moorhouse, the former head of the Atlantic division of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), is charged with: Making and Possess Child Pornography (alleged to have occurred between Jan. 14, 2021 and Jan. 23, 2021); Making an Agreement to Commit a Sexual Offence Against a Child (alleged to have occurred between Jan. 14, 2021 to Jan. 23, 2021); and possession of child pornography (alleged to have taken place on Feb. 7, 2021).
Both are due back in Shubenacadie Provincial Court on March 22 for election and plea.
