Decision in former massage therapist’s Surrey sex-assaults case expected in April
Published 11:30 am Tuesday, February 24, 2026
The sexual-assault trial of a former massage therapist with connections to White Rock, Surrey and Penticton has concluded, with a decision on the matter expected in April.
According to the B.C. Prosecution Service, Justice Lance Bernard is anticipated to rule in the case against Leonard Krekic on April 21, following a 35-day trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster that wrapped up on Feb. 13, 2026.
Publication bans are in effect regarding anything that could identify the victims/witnesses.
BCPS confirmed in October 2025 that Krekic was charged on Sept. 24, 2024 with 13 counts of sexual assault, related to incidents alleged to have occurred at or near Surrey between Dec. 30, 1994 and April 25, 2017.
The case proceeded by way of direct indictment. Closing arguments were heard on the final two days of court (Feb. 12-13).
In July 2023, police in Surrey issued a news release announcing charges against then-51-year-old Krekic in connection with allegations of sexual assaults that had occurred between December 2001 and April 2017. The release – issued in a quest for additional information from the public – noted that Krekic had also practised in two Penticton clinics in 2018 and 2019.
“Surrey RCMP’s Special Victim’s Unit took conduct of the investigation and identified multiple other victims,” the release stated.
The charges referenced in that release involved eight patients, and that during the time frame noted, Krekic was working at a clinic located in the 10300-block of 136A Street.
In December 2022, the College of Massage Therapists banned Krekic from the profession for 25 years and ordered him to pay more than $105,000 for sexual misconduct on the job, in connection with incidents alleged by six female patients to have occurred between 2012 and 2019.