A B.C. Crown prosecutor has been charged with assault following an incident that allegedly happened in North Vancouver on Aug. 23.
Hedley Christopher Johns, who works for the Criminal Justice Branch, is charged with one count of assault.
The charge against Johns was sworn Nov. 8 after it was approved by Kris Pechet, a special prosecutor appointed by the province. Pechet approved the charge after reviewing an investigative report forwarded by the North Vancouver RCMP in September.
Johns is to make his first court appearance in North Vancouver Jan. 4. He has not entered a plea to the charges.
So far little information has been released about what is alleged to have happened.
Meanwhile, the Law Society of British Columbia is opening its own investigation into the case.
"He's facing a serious charge and we will conduct a thorough investigation," said spokesperson Lesley Pritchard.
Pritchard said Johns is presumed innocent. He has been practising law since 1981.
