The provincial coroner's office has set June 1 for the beginning of a five-day inquest into the death of Darren Philpott, who died while a remand inmate at the Regina Correctional Centre in September 2008.
At the time, Philpott was being housed in the medical wing of the jail, awaiting his next court date on several charges relating to allegations of sexual assault and making child pornography.
Reports at the time of his death indicate Philpott took his own life while in jail. He was discovered in a shower area of the jail, transported to hospital and passed away at the Regina General Hospital on Sept. 26.
The Coroner's Act requires all deaths of people in custody to be examined by an inquest, unless the coroner believes the death was due to natural causes.
Philpott was 39 at the time of his death and had been in custody for just under 12 months. His criminal charges attracted considerable attention in the community as the allegations related to his work as a volunteer working with youth and as an employee of a Christian college.
When they laid the charges, police said the incidents allegedly happened in a five-year period between August 2002 and October 2007 and involved young boys.
Moose Jaw lawyer Darin Chow has been assigned to preside over the inquest.
