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Langara College exposer Christopher Ram pleads guilty to indecent act

Darpan News Desk , 28 Feb, 2023 06:18 PM

Vancouver – A man accused of exposing himself to an employee at Langara College last March has been convicted of an indecent act and sentenced to jail.

Christopher Ram, 36, pleaded guilty to the March 27, 2022 offence, as well as another indecent act that occurred April 17 at Foster Park, near Kingsway and Boundary Road. He was sentenced last week in Provincial Court.

The 36-year-old was sentenced to 30 days jail and 18 months of probation, in addition to time already served since his arrest.

Ram was arrested by VPD officers last May.

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