Court Records Reveal the Judge Who Granted Bail to Skye Atoa, Accused of Sex Crimes Against Children

Records exclusively obtained by Media Bezirgan identify Justice Frederick Charles Fisher of the Medicine Hat Provincial Court as the judge who granted bail to a Lethbridge man facing nine serious criminal charges involving children.

Skye Atoa was arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service on December 20, 2025, following a report that a 14-year-old girl was being held inside an apartment. Police say that when officers arrived at the residence, the girl was found in medical distress.

After executing a search warrant, officers located two more victims, aged 15 and 16, inside Atoa's unit. According to Lethbridge Police, the 14-year-old reported that she had been forcibly confined and repeatedly sexually assaulted by Atoa and other men.

Atoa was already facing a separate sexual assault charge from October 2025 involving a 24-year-old vulnerable woman. Atoa’s bail hearing was repeatedly adjourned until January 12, 2026, when Justice Frederick Charles Fisher granted bail on a $1,000 promise to pay, with no surety required.

He was re-arrested less than an hour after his release, allegedly for breaching his bail conditions, raising questions about how someone facing such serious charges could be allowed back into the community.

Questions remain as to what led Justice Frederick Charles Fisher, also known as Frederick Ted Fisher, to allow Atoa’s release, and whether prosecutors from Alberta’s Crown Prosecution Office submitted meaningful objections.

Currently, Atoa remains in custody for breaching his bail conditions and is scheduled to appear before a different judge on January 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Lethbridge courthouse, following multiple adjournments.

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