29-year-old Quinten Anthony Meyer was given a time-served sentence and three years probation in relation to a July 2022 break-and-enter and sexual assault at a Nanoose Bay home. (RCMP)

By Jordan Davidson

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Man sentenced for violent break-in/sexual assault at Nanoose Bay home

Feb 4, 2025 | 5:20 AM

NANAIMO — A 29-year-old man is banned from Vancouver Island for the time being after being sentenced for a break-in and violent sexual assault in 2022.

Quinten Anthony Meyer was given credit for over 400 actual days in custody along with three years probation in relation to a July 30, 2022 incident, where a man broke into a Nanoose Bay home and sexually assaulted the sleeping homeowner before fleeing.

He was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday, Jan 31, where justice Lisa Warren accepted the joint submission of a time-served sentence plus the maximum three years probation for break and enter and sexual assault.

A notable aspect of his probationary terms includes being barred from stepping foot on Vancouver Island for the duration of the three year order.

On July 30, 2022, around 5 a.m., the sleeping victim awoke to find Meyer in her room standing beside her bed inside her Morello Rd. home.

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Reading the details of the case, justice Warren said the victim reported initially believing Meyer was her boyfriend due to the poor lighting and hearing movement in another room, fitting the profile of her boyfriend.

But it didn’t take her long to realize the man in bed with her was a stranger.

“(She) awakened to find an unknown man… this was Mr. Meyer….got into a bed and sexually assaulted her by touching her breasts. She tried to scream but the accused covered her mouth with his hand, (she) eventually moved out of the bed, but was struck by the accused in the head with a hammer,” said Warren.

The victim was able to remain standing and managed to escape her home and phone police at 5:19 a.m., with Meyer also fleeing the area.

An arrest warrant was issued for Meyer shortly after the incident, and he wasn’t arrested until he was found in October in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Court heard how Meyer suffered from cognitive difficulties due to a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, which caused him significant difficulty in executive functioning and cognitive processing.

Warren said while Meyer had a criminal record, none of his previous convictions were sexual in nature and his admission of guilt coupled with his cognitive difficulties led her to believe he was a low risk to re-offend in a similar way, thus not requiring him to register as a sex offender.

“Mr. Meyer did plead guilty…he emphasized that when he broke into (victims) houses he had no intention of committing a sexual offence, in the sense that the sexual offence was not pre-meditated.”

Warren said she believes the remorse Meyer has shown for his actions is genuine, with Meyer maintaining he did not break into the home with the intention to commit sexual assault, claiming he inadvertently touched the victim’s breasts when she was trying to get away from him.

Meyer has been in custody since Dec. 2022, enabling him 645 days with time and half credit, along with a single additional day for the sentencing hearing.

Other conditions include not making contact with the victim, submitting a sample of his DNA, and attending all treatment programs for addiction and mental health, along with a 10-year weapons ban, and a lifetime ban for prohibited weapons.

Several other charges were stayed during the proceedings, including an assault on a peace officer charge out of Victoria which occurred while Meyer was in custody following his arrest for this incident.

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