Halifax man gets bail pending appeal of sexual assault conviction

HALIFAX, N.S. — A Halifax man who had intercourse with a 15-year-old girl back in 2015, when he was 24, has been granted bail pending an appeal of his conviction for sexual assault.

The judge found Stones, a tattoo artist, guilty on both counts last Dec. 7 before staying the sexual interference charge. Stones claims the trial judge erred by failing to correctly apply the law concerning mistake of age and by unreasonably interpreting his evidence regarding the steps he took to satisfy himself of the age of the complainant.

He must surrender his passport, live with his surety - his mother - in Lower Sackville and abide by a 10 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew.

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