Former Alberta United Conservative politician faces sex charges involving teen
EDMONTON — An Alberta United Conservative legislature member who resigned abruptly is facing charges of sex assault and sexual interference with a minor.
Don MacIntyre was charged last week, but the case had been put under a sweeping publication ban that was lifted Friday by a Red Deer judge.
MacIntyre, who is 62, was a first-term legislature member for the constituency of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, in central Alberta. He was elected for the Wildrose party in 2015 and later joined the merged United Conservative Party.
He left caucus Feb. 2 and formally resigned his seat Monday, just days after the charges were laid.