Here's a photo of Eric Tillman leaving the Regina Courthouse with his lawyer Aaron Fox this morning. Tillman will not make a public statement until Judge Murray Hines makes his final decision Tuesday morning at 9:30.
Monday morning Tillman changed his plea in the summary sexual assault charge involving his then-16 year old babysitter to guilty, and Fox immediately asked for an absolute discharge. The Crown said they have no opposition to that motion.
The Crown laywer also said the complainant's family has accepted Tillman's apology and does not wish for Tillman to lose his job or to not be able to continue working. They have also NOT requested a non-contact order and she declined to prepare a victim impact statement.
Tillman issued a tearful apology in court to the girl, her family, his own family, to the Roughriders and their fans. Aaron Fox said Tillman had no recollection of the incident which ocurred in August of 2008 after he'd been sent home from the Rider office for erratic behaviour and didn't "appear to be himself". He was under the influence of two different pain medications at the time.
The Crown lawyer said the encounter happened over a period of just a few seconds and that Tillman had approached the victim from behind as she was feeding one of the children, put his hands on her hips with his fingers in her belt-loops and pulled her into him. Mrs Tillman was not present at the time, but arrived a few hours later when the babysitter was still present in the Tillman residence.
So tomorrow morning we'll get the final verdict.
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