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A Saskatoon driving instructor who groped and “French kissed” a 15-year-old student during a drive violated the girl’s sexual integrity and is therefore guilty of sexual assault, a provincial court judge ruled.

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Judge Brent Klause said he believes the girl’s testimony that Cory Seldon Klassen tried to kiss her and grab her breasts while they were stopped near “Bare Bum Beach” on Dec. 21, 2013.

Klassen, 47, was convicted in December following a trial in Saskatoon. His sentencing hearing, which was scheduled to take place this week, was adjourned until May.

During the trial, the girl testified that Klassen unzipped his pants, showed her his penis and asked her to touch it. She said she “pushed back, resisted and told the accused not to continue,” according to the judge’s written decision.

Klause noted that some details of the girl’s story — the kiss and the unzipping of the pants — align with the testimony of Klassen’s wife and father-in-law.