One of the indecent acts happened along the Rotary Trail near Ninth Ave W. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Man responsible for indecent acts on Rotary Trail pleads guilty

May 26, 2021 | 4:00 PM

A man responsible for performing multiple indecent acts along Prince Albert’s Rotary Trail, while joggers passed by, may not have possessed the intellectual understanding to know what he was doing was wrong. The testimony was heard as part of proceedings at Prince Albert Provincial Court on Tuesday.

Alex Norman Morin, 20, entered guilty pleas to three charges related to indecent exhibition, and one count of obstruction of a peace officer. He received a nine month suspended sentence, essentially meaning he will be on probation and must abide by a number of conditions including attend treatment and receive counseling.

According to evidence heard in court, Morin suffers from “severe cognitive issues”, and never threatened or approached any of the passers by. His actions were described as self-gratification in an area where he was visible, although it’s unclear whether he intended to actually be seen.

The indecent acts occurred on several dates last July, and Morin was arrested on Sept. 19, 2020, near the Rotary Trail and Blackwood Drive, after police received a report similar to the other incidents.

The Prince Albert Police Service’s Patrol, Community Policing, Criminal Investigations and Child protection Units were all involved in the investigation.

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The judge hearing the case remarked that while what happened was to some degree “shocking”, Morin’s overall blameworthiness, given his disability, was greatly diminished.

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