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Former Saskatoon nightclub owner Skipp Edward Anderson is out on bail after appealing his sexual assault conviction, handed down by a jury in January.

The appeal was filed shortly after Anderson was sentenced to 30 months in prison on March 6. A Court of Appeal judge ruled last week that Anderson should be released from custody during the appeal process, according to court documents.

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Anderson’s lawyer on the appeal, Brian Pfefferle, confirmed his client was released on Tuesday.

Anderson, 41, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old man during a hot tub party at Anderson’s home in July 2016. The victim testified at trial that he was blackout drunk and doesn’t remember consenting to any sexual activity. The jury, through its verdict, determined that the act was non-consensual and therefore a sexual assault.

The grounds of Anderson’s appeal allege that the Crown allowed the jury to hear prejudicial information that should have resulted in a mistrial, and that the judge erred in law by “failing to admit evidence of previous sexual activity” between Anderson and the victim.