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A Saskatchewan man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a paramedic who was called to treat his overdose in the summer of 2021.
The victim and her partner were called to the campground outside Craven, Sask. in the early hours of June 30, 2021 after receiving a tip from a third-party caller that 49-year-old Chad McLaughlin may be experiencing an overdose, according to a decision from Judge Kevin Lang published last month.
The two paramedics met an RCMP constable at the scene and the three entered McLaughlin’s trailer together. The victim said McLaughlin’s wife told them her husband drank 40 ounces of vodka that day.
First responders also found an empty bottle of Zopiclone, a sleeping pill and three pills scattered on the floor of the trailer.
According to Lang, the victim described McLaughlin as cooperative at first, …