Maple Ridge city councillor Ahmed Yousef now faces four charges of sex assault, added to charges of common assault and firearms offences announced last year.
On Jan. 15, in Port Coquitlam provincial court, the new charges were sworn against Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed. Three of the charges involve one complainant, and one charge is in relation to a different complainant.
His first appearance on these matters is scheduled for Feb. 12, in Port Coquitlam provincial court.
There is a ban on publishing the identities of the alleged victims.
Yousef was elected to council in 2018. He was forced to step away from his seat at the council table in May of 2025, when he was charged with four counts of assault – involving four separate alleged victims. The Crown also brought one count of pointing a firearm, and another charge of unsafe storage of a firearm.
Again, there is a ban on publication prohibiting the identification of victims or witnesses involved in these charges.
He was also charged with two counts of driving while prohibited, and two of disobeying a court order.
None of the charges against Yousef have been tested in court, and a person charged with a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.
The BC Prosecution Service announced today that Claire Hatcher has concluded her charge assessment as a special prosecutor involving the investigation by the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment of the RCMP into allegations against Yousef.
The appointment of a special prosecutor is intended to avoid the potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice, considering the nature of the allegations and the identity of the accused as an elected public official.