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Another public warning has been issued about an Okanagan man who has a dark history with sex workers.
The RCMP advises anyone involved in the sex trade not to respond to requests for services or engage in any activity in the Salmon River Road area, where 41-year-old Curtis Sagmoen lives.
Sagmoen is bound by a court-imposed probation order, which specifies that he “must not have any contact in any way with any sex trade worker, escort or person offering paid dating or companion services.”
Cst. Chris Terleski explained that the RCMP put out this public warning again because there may be sex workers who are new to the area and unaware of Sagmoen's past.
"In the interest of their safety, we are once again advising anyone who receives a request for sex-related services in the area of Salmon River Road (to) not attend the area and contact police immediately," Terleski said.
"This message echoes a previously issued warning and we are once again distributing this publicly-known release condition to inform persons who are protected by the court-ordered condition, so that they can take steps to protect themselves.
In February 2020, the North Okanagan man was convicted of assaulting a sex worker at his property in August 2017.
Sagmoen’s family property was also the subject of an extensive search in the fall of 2017, which led to the discovery of 18-year-old Traci Genereaux’s remains.
However, no charges have been laid in connection to the young woman's death.
Sagmoen is now back on trial, this time for allegedly assaulting a police officer as the RCMP executed a search warrant at his property in October 2020.
In March, the judge overseeing the trial granted an adjournment and it will now resume on May 3.
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