The trial for a well-known Thunder Bay lawyer started Thursday morning with a guilty plea.
Alexander (Sandy) Zaitzeff was facing a number of charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault and assault, along with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and weapons charges.
The specifics of the charges, including the identities of the victim or victims, are subject to a publication ban.
On Thursday, Zaitzeff pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, one count of invitation to sexual touching and one count of unlawful firearm possession. The Crown confirmed the rest of the charges are being withdrawn.
Zaitzeff was arrested in November 2017.
His trial was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Thunder Bay Consolidated Courthouse.
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