A Castlegar man awaiting sentencing for a child sex offence is now on trial for assault and sexual assault. James Peter John Walts (36) was found guilty of sexual interference of a person under 16, contrary to section 151 of the Criminal Code by Judge Craig Sicotte in December 2025. Sexual interference is legally defined as: for a sexual purpose, touching, directly or indirectly, with a part of the body or with an object, any part of the body of…