Meghan Grant | CBC News | Posted: October 31, 2026 8:55 PM | Last Updated: 7 hours ago Jurors returned verdict Saturday afternoon after deliberating since Friday afternoon Image | Alexa Suitor Caption: Jurors returned a guilty verdict Saturday in the sexual assault trial of 35-year-old Alexa Suitor. (Facebook) A Sundre, Alta. woman accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy at a New Year’s Eve party has been convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference. Alexa Suitor, 35, did not outwardly react when the jury foreperson read the verdict Saturday afternoon after 24 hours of deliberating. The jury began deliberations Friday afternoon after hearing closing arguments prepared by prosecutors James Molloy and Laura Somers and defence lawyer Patrick Fagan. Justice Douglas Mah will hear sentencing arguments at a later date. Fagan indicated to the court he will be asking for a discharge for his client, which would mean she would not serve any time in jail. Over the week-long trial, the jury heard that on Dec. 31, 2023, a number of teens and adults attended a New Year’s Eve party at a home in the Sundre area. The teens and Suitor spent most of the night drinking in a
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