An album with photos of naked boys was among the evidence introduced as a former lawyer, who worked in northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is tried on charges of sexual assault and making child pornography.

James Michael Bomek, whose trial began Monday in Prince Albert, has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts, including two counts of sexual touching of a person under the age of 14. The offences are alleged to have occurred in 2004 and 2005.

James Michael Bomek, shown in an undated photo, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Const. Gwen Kennedy, a Prince Albert police officer who used to work for the police service's sex crimes unit, testified Monday that she seized photographs of naked teenage boys from Bomek's home in the city in September 2005.

Kennedy also read from diaries seized from Bomek, who practised law in Prince Albert, Sask., and Flin Flon, Man.

In one, a boy's age is noted as 14 years. At another point in the diary, the writer says: "Good, he's 14 now. That's the age of consent."

Another teen testified that Bomek, 57, had touched him sexually. The youth, 16, said he asked Bomek to stop.

Bomek took pictures of him, the teen said, identifying a picture of himself in Bomek's photo album. However, the teen said during cross-examination that he had consented to having the pictures taken and that Bomek had not tried to coerce him. He denied ever having sex with Bomek.

Teen alleges that Bomek traded pot for sexual favours

Another teenager gave evidence that Bomek would sometimes perform a sexual act on him and then give him marijuana.

Bomek testified that he never gave drugs to anyone, although he "shared" his pot with the teenagers from time to time.

He also said the boys lied about their ages and he "had done enough examination to satisfy himself" that they were over 14.

The photographs were "like art" and were taken to preserve memories of time spent with the boys, Bomek said.

Defence lawyer says teens lied about ages

Defence lawyer Ed Stephens said there is no evidence that shows the exchanges were not consensual.

He also said the teenagers lied to Bomek about their ages.

Stephens said the Crown has no proof the photographs are not of people 14 years of age or older, the age of sexual consent.

The trial is set for two days.

Earlier convictions

It's not Bomek's first brush with the law. Earlier in 2006, he was sentenced to a year in jail for selling marijuana, often to teenagers, from his hot dog cart in Prince Albert.

The Crown in that case alleged that some of the pot was sold for money, some for stolen items and some for sexual favours.

He was also given a 3½-year sentence in 2003 for sexually assaulting nine young men.

Bomek was disbarred by the Law Society of Manitoba in 2004 for professional misconduct having to do with financial dealings with clients.