Belleville woman accused of sexually assaulting minors drops lawyer, doesn’t show up for court date

A Belleville woman accused of sexually assaulting two underage boys did not show up to a scheduled court date on Friday.

Sandra Forcier was charged by Belleville police on Jan. 31, 2019 in relation to two victims of reported historic sexual assaults.

According to a Global News investigation, Forcier was working as a supervisor at a Highland Shores Children’s Aid group home at the time of the alleged offences, in 2012 and 2013.

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Forcier recently chose to represent herself, according to her former lawyer, Edward Kafka.

She was set to appear in a Belleville court on Friday to set a date for trial but never showed up.

The Justice of the Peace issued a bench warrant with discretion, saying she was absolutely required to appear in court on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Kafka told Global News that despite no longer being under her employ, he will personally be assuring that Forcier shows up to her next court date.