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Former B.C. recovery home employee convicted of sexually assaulting vulnerable women

Adam Haber, a former fitness trainer at Last Door Recovery Society in New Westminster, was found guilty on Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault involving vulnerable women.

Adam Haber worked as a fitness trainer at Last Door Recovery Society until 2023

Yasmine Ghania · CBC News ·
A bald man in a grey T-shirt and blue athletic shorts crosses his arms and smiles for a photo.
Adam Haber is pictured in a photo that accompanied his employee biography with the Last Door Addiction Treatment Centre in New Westminster, B.C. The former fitness trainer has been convicted on two counts of sexual assault. (Last Door Addiction Treatment Centre)

A man who was employed at a B.C. addiction recovery facility has been found guilty of sexually assaulting vulnerable women.

On Wednesday, a jury convicted Adam Haber on two counts of sexual assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service.

"I think it's a huge win for everybody that's been affected by him," one of Haber's victims, who can't be identified due to a court-ordered publication ban, told CBC News. 

"It continues to affect me to this day."

Haber worked as a fitness trainer at Last Door Recovery Society in New Westminster, B.C. — east of Vancouver — until 2023.

Haber was initially charged in May 2023 with three counts of sexual assault in relation to offences dating back to 2012 and 2013. Police said the incidents involved former clients of Westminster House, a substance-use recovery facility for women. 

Police said Haber met the women through his involvement as a client, sponsor and later contract employee at Last Door starting in 2010. 

Last Door and Westminster House are separately owned and operated but they raise funds together and have clients attend the same community-based support meetings.

A black van with the name 'Last Door' printed on the back.
Last Door Recovery Centre Last Door says it terminated Haber's contract within 24 hours of the organization becoming aware of the allegations against him. (Ben Nelms/CBC )

Police said a total of 11 women came forward with allegations.

The B.C. Prosecution Service said Haber's third sexual assault charge was stayed after the Crown received further information. Haber will appear in court next week to select a sentencing date. 

In a statement Tuesday, Last Door said, "Like many in our community, we were deeply troubled by this news, however, Last Door was neither contacted nor involved in the proceedings of this case." 

Haber's lawyer and Westminster House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In previous statements, Last Door said it terminated Haber's contract within 24 hours of the organization becoming aware of the allegations against him. It said he was effectively banned from all Last Door properties.

"Last Door Recovery Society is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all those associated with our organization," it said in 2023.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Yasmine Ghania

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Yasmine Ghania is an Egyptian-Canadian reporter with CBC News, currently based in Vancouver. She covers the courts, sex crimes and more for local and national audiences. She previously reported in Ottawa, Toronto and all over Saskatchewan and was a finalist for a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Reach her at [email protected]

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