Sexual assault trial for N.L. lawyer Robert Regular delayed until 2024

The trial for a Newfoundland lawyer accused of sexual assault has been delayed to next year.

The trial for a Newfoundland lawyer accused of sexual assault has been delayed to next year.

Robert Regular is facing four counts of sexual assault and one of sexual interference, involving the same alleged victim. She was 12 at the time of the first alleged assault two decades ago.

His trial was scheduled to begin on Monday (May 29).

Now it is on the docket for April 2024.

Lawyers were in court Friday morning for a pretrial application. It was held in camera, and details can't be reported.