SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - A trial date has been set for a Yellowknife woman charged with attempting to obstruct justice by trying to get another woman to drop her complaint over an alleged sexual assault.

Marie York-Condon, 48, a communications specialist on extended leave from the Yellowknife RCMP, will be tried by judge alone in Supreme Court on Nov. 22, 2011.

According to a document filed in Supreme Court on April 7, York-Condon is charged with wilfully trying to obstruct justice by attempting to persuade the female complainant "by means of threats, bribes or other corrupt means" to abandon a complaint to police concerning an alleged sexual assault by a man upon the woman.

The alleged obstruction of justice is reported to have occurred between Oct. 22, 2009, and Jan. 27, 2010.

The 52-year-old man charged with the sexual offence pleaded not guilty on March 16, 2010 in territorial court. The Crown stayed the charge on May 27, 2010.

With respect to York-Condon, if she is found guilty of obstructing justice, she faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

York-Condon was ordered to stand trial by Judge Robert Gorin after he determined there was sufficient evidence to proceed after her March 24, 2011 preliminary inquiry.

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