HALIFAX - Mike Smith, best known for playing Bubbles on the long-running comedy “The Trailer Park Boys,” was arraigned on Monday in Halifax provincial court on a sexual assault charge.

Smith appeared in court through his lawyer Stan MacDonald.

“This is an allegation at this point. It hasn’t been proven. It’ll be tried in court, it won’t be tried in the media,” MacDonald said in a short declaration to reporters outside the courtroom.

“In the meantime, we ask that the privacy of everyone involved be respected.”

The charge stems from an incident in December 2017, for which Smith was arrested Oct. 2. Court documents do not include details of the alleged assault, but show that Smith has been ordered not to communicate with or visit the home, work, or school of the alleged victim.

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