Appeal Court Increases Prison Time for Edmonton Club Promoter in Sex Assault Case

Matthew McKnight holds arms with his mother as they walk into court in Edmonton on July 10, 2020. The Court of Appeal of Alberta has sentenced the former Edmonton club promoter to 11 years for the sexual assaults of five women. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Alberta’s top court has increased the sentence of a former club promoter convicted of sexually assaulting five women to 11 years in prison.

Matthew McKnight was sentenced to eight years after he was convicted in 2020 of the assaults that happened in Edmonton between 2010 and 2016.