Overview

• A woman identified as S.D.K. filed a B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit naming Willie Mitchell, Tofino Resort and Marina, and its controlling company as defendants.
• The claim alleges the plaintiff became extremely intoxicated at the resort’s pub, was driven to Mitchell’s Tofino home, and was subjected to non-consensual, unprotected sex.
• The plaintiff reported the incident to Tofino RCMP and underwent a forensic nurse examination at the local hospital the following day.
• The suit alleges negligence for overserving and asserts Mitchell, then a co-owner and acting general manager of the resort, owed a duty to protect her from foreseeable harm.
• The B.C. Prosecution Service previously declined to approve criminal charges, citing the charge assessment standard was not met, and the civil allegations have not been proven in court.