Assault trial for Saskatoon private Chrisitan school director delayed to 2025 [Video]

The trial for a former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school has been moved to next year.

John Olubobokun, 64, is charged with nine counts of assault with a weapon. It stems from allegations that he assaulted students nearly two decades ago when he was director at Christian Centre Academy.

The school has since undergone some name changes, most recently from Legacy Christian Academy to Valour Academy.

Olubobokun’s trial began in June, where several crown witnesses testified he repeatedly hit them with a wooden paddle.

One witness testified Olubobokun was part of a group, associated with the school and the affiliated church, that showed up at his house to “cast the gay demons” out of him, by hitting him with a wooden paddle and “praying” over him.