A former Mountie who was convicted in the 1990s for sexually
assaulting four boys in Saskatchewan has been charged with victimizing
three more children in Calgary.The Calgary Police Service
announced today it has charged Arnold James (Jim) Somers, 69, with 14
offences including sexual assault, sexual interference with a child
under 14, invitation to sexual touching and indecent exposure to a child
under 14.Police in Calgary say that in December 2011 they
received a complaint from a 17-year-old male who said he was victim of
sexual abuse between October 2007 and June 2009.As police investigated the complaint, two more victims, aged 10 and 14 at the time, were discovered.Police say all three victims were associated with the accused through mutual acquaintances.The alleged crimes started in 2006 with the 14-year-old victim and in 2010 with the 10-year-old.In the 1990s, Somers was convicted and sentenced to two years less a day for sexually assaulting four children.According
to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Somers was convicted of sexually
assaulting three Yorkton-area brothers over a six-year period beginning
in 1984 when they were ages five, 10 and 12. He also pleaded guilty to
indecently assaulting a fourth boy, then eight, in 1973.He was charged in 1994 and left the RCMP at that time.Somers will appear in court next on Wednesday in Calgary.


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