Former Victoria tattoo artist David Samuel Hadden pleaded responsible to 4 out of six counts of sexual assault in court docket Nov. 19. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)
Victoria tattoo artist pleads responsible to 4 counts of sexual assault
David Samuel Hadden was arrested and charged in August 2020
A former Victoria tattoo artist pleaded responsible to 4 out of six counts of sexual assault in court docket Friday morning.
David Samuel Hadden was arrested and charged with 5 counts in August 2020, after which a sixth was added. He had been tattooing out of Carne Tattoo on Johnson Avenue.
In a press release following his arrest, the Victoria Police Division mentioned it first turned conscious of Hadden in 2019 when a lady reported a sexual assault throughout her appointment with him. She later opted to not pursue the grievance however re-approached the division in July 2020 when others started sharing stories of comparable experiences on social media.
Hadden has been on bail since his arrest with situations to not tattoo ladies.
Friday morning, Hadden appeared nearly along with his lawyer Brad Smith out of Kamloops to plead responsible to 4 counts.
Decide Robert Higinbotham ordered a pre-sentence report, together with a psychological evaluation and danger evaluation, to be offered to court docket on Jan. 27, 2022.
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