Man accused in Cindy Gladue murder out on $5,000 bail
Bradley Barton from Ontario faces a first-degree murder trial for a second time
A 49-year-old Ontario man facing a first-degree murder trial in the death of an Indigenous woman is out on $5,000 cash bail.
Bradley Barton turned himself in on Aug. 18 in Edmonton and was released the same day. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Paul Belzil had initially imposed a publication ban preventing media from reporting Barton's bail conditions. The ban was lifted this week.
Barton is accused of killing Cindy Gladue, 36, in 2011.
Gladue, a sex-trade worker, was found dead in a west-end hotel bathtub after having spent the night with Barton.
A jury originally found Barton not guilty of first-degree murder after his first trial in March 2015.
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The Alberta Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal in June 2017 and ordered Barton to stand trial again on the same charge.
Under the bail conditions, Barton is allowed to live in his Mississauga, Ont., home on weekends, and during the week must stay with a family member in Aurora, Ont.
He's forbidden from contacting 11 people, directly or indirectly, as well as any known sex-trade workers.
He has a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and is not allowed to carry weapons, to drink alcohol or take illegal drugs.
Barton has a job but is restricted from taking any further work that would require him to leave Ontario.
The Crown and Barton's lawyer agreed to return to court Sept. 1 in Edmonton to set a trial date.