Videos of sex with a minor were shared on Snapchat, with the victim only 13 years old at the time of the assault. Anthony Jacob Dean Collins, age 23, was sentenced last month after pleading guilty to sexual assault. The ruling was made in Fort St John Supreme Court on July 20. Collins has been in custody since April 25, 2023, and was given a credit of 129 days against a sentence of 36 months incarceration, leaving 966 days to serve. A DNA sample order was also made, and Collins will be registered as a sex offender for the next 20 years in compliance with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. An order was also made that Collins have no contact with the victim for the duration of his sentence, directly or indirectly. An agreed statement of facts was provided to the court, noting the assault occurred on November 7, 2020 at a house party. Collins was only 20 at the time, and met the 13-year-old victim through Snapchat before travelling to Fort St. John to meet in person. It’s noted that Collins told the victim to lie about their age, asking them to pretend to be 16. Collins picked the
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Man incarcerated after sharing sexual assault of a minor on Snapchat – Squamish Chief
