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An elderly Calgary marriage counsellor has been sentenced for sexual assault.

Back in April 2016, police released details of an investigation surrounding Johannes Gerhardus Kilian.

Investigators said a man and woman began going to therapy in late 2012 and about a year later, the counsellor started asking the woman inappropriate questions when she was alone, then began sexually assaulting her.

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Kilian, 78, was convicted after trial last month.

In court on Tuesday, a judge sentenced the senior to three-and-a-half years behind bars.

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