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A Queen’s Bench judge has ruled Skipp Edward Anderson, the Pink Nightclub owner convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated 22-year-old man, will be taken into custody until he is sentenced.

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Anderson, 40, has been out of custody on strict conditions since he was charged in October 2016. He was found guilty late Thursday following nearly seven hours of jury deliberations at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. His four-day trial sought to determine whether drunken sex between Anderson and a friend, who had passed out during a hot tub party at Anderson’s home in July 2016, was consensual.

Anderson was convicted of a serious criminal offence and the presumption of innocence associated with bail no longer applies, Justice Ronald Mills said Friday, adding this is also a crime that will require a jail sentence.

The Court of Appeal has set the starting point for sentences on major sexual assaults at three years. Sentencing arguments are scheduled to take place on March 6.