Assiniboia man Richard Dyke had his case adjournment during Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Monday as both sides agreed that this will be a complicated case.
Lawyer Estes Fonkalsrud appeared on Dyke’s behalf and waived his personal appearance. Fonkalsrud told the court that he was expected an adjournment from the Provincial Crown for additional disclosure, or evidence that will be presented against Dyke.
Fonkalsrud added that he is expecting “substantial” disclosure that will likely include thousands of documents considering the number of charges.
Provincial Crown Prosecutor Monique Paquin confirmed that the adjournment was the Crown’s request to supply the defence with additional disclosure. She said she didn’t personally know the status of the disclosure, but noted that, considering the severity of the case, additional work with need to be done to get all of the disclosure lined up and figure out the next steps.
Dyke was originally arrested last November at a home-based daycare in Assiniboia on three counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual interference, two counts of sexual touching, three counts of making sexually explicit material available to a person under he age of 16, and one count each of voyeurism and possession of child pornography.
At the time, RCMP believed the incidents took place in the mid-2010s involving three male youths under 12 years of age.
In May, the RCMP announced 60 additional charges would be laid against Dyke. The RCMP said they identified 29 additional victims between the ages of 18 months and 17 years, with police saying the offences took place between 2005 and 2023 at home-based daycares.
The charges laid in May included:
- 14 counts of sexual assault
- 14 counts of sexual interference
- Nine counts of voyeurism
- 23 counts of making child pornography
Dyke’s case was adjourned to Nov. 25 at Moose Jaw Provincial Court.