Cold Lake RCMP has charged a local tattoo artist with sexual assault among others.
On May 20, Cold Lake RCMP initiated an investigation into allegations that Dale Amos had sexually assaulted several of his clients while tattooing them between 2015 and May 24, 2023.
On May 24, 2023, at 8:42 p.m., Cold Lake RCMP arrested Dale Amos and charged him with sexual assault (x2), sexual assault with a weapon (x6), and assault with a weapon.
After a Judicial Interim Release hearing, Amos was released on a Release Order and will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Cold Lake on June 14, 2023.
Cold Lake RCMP believes there are other victims out there and are encouraging them to come forward to report. Anyone with information is asked to call the Cold Lake RCMP at (780) 594-3302.