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16 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 ROCKWOODThe Miller A 45-year-old Hillsburgh man was arrested and charged with impaired driving when OPP offi cers responded to a report of a truck in the ditch on Wellington Road 22 at the Eighth Line of Erin Twp on Monday, Nov. 13 at 11:49p. m. Offi cers found a 2003 Ford pick-up in the ditch and said the driver had been drinking. Hes to appear in Guelph Court on Dec. 11 to answer to the charge. By Frances Niblock A former Acton church youth group leader who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two local young men was sentenced to nine months arrest and two years probation. Gordon Vern Hitchcock, 50, of Belwood, entered the guilty pleas in the Superior Court of Justice in Guelph on November 2 in connec- tion with the sexual assaults that occurred during the summer of 1986, and June of 1991. Hitchcock also faces a weapon prohibition order standard with a sexual as- sault conviction and must provide a DNA sample. He will also be listed on the federal Sexual Offender Registry for 20 years. Hitchcock was charged by Wellington OPP in April last year after the victims came forward during an investigation. Crown attorney Steve Hamilton said the 1986 sexual assault took place at Hitchcocks house and the victim knew Hitchcock through the church. The 1991 assault occurred at a weekend church-run camp where Hitchcock was a leader. Hitchcock, an Acton High School graduate, grew up on the family farm in Nassagaw- eya, and was a Rockwood resident before moving to the Belwood area. TUTU FUNNY: Student volunteer Carson Walsh helped draw visitors to CK Coverings Open House and Fund Raiser. Proceeds from the bake table went to Rockwood Centennial Public School and proceeds from a quilt raffl e went to St. Patricks Catholic School. For raffl e tickets, visit www.rockwoodbusiness.ca and click Events. Submit- ted Photo Wellington O.P.P. Report Former Acton youth leader convicted of two sex assaults