Calgary police have turned over a person following an investigation into the alleged kidnapping, drugging and sexual assault of a number of ladies from the town and surrounding space.
CPS is predicted to carry a press convention in regards to the investigation at 3 p.m. This press convention will probably be streamed right here.
In March, police started an operation after investigating a number of allegations of a person concentrating on ladies who labored in Calgary’s intercourse commerce.
Between December 2021 and March 2023, no less than three ladies have been allegedly approached by a person on 19 Avenue SE within the Forest Garden neighborhood, the place the ladies have been allegedly drugged after which taken to a property east of the town, the place police mentioned they have been bodily and sexually assaulted.
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On April 6, CPS executed a search warrant with Alberta RCMP at a rural property on Vale View Highway in Rocky View County. Officers arrested one man, a tenant of the property.
Richard Robert Mantha (59) was charged with:
- one rely of kidnapping
- two counts of forcible confinement
- two counts of administering a dangerous factor
- one rely of sexual assault
- two counts of sexual assault with a weapon
- one rely of sexual assault inflicting bodily hurt
- one rely of assault with a weapon
- two counts of threats
- one rely of pointing a firearm
- three excellent warrants for sexual assault, assault inflicting bodily hurt and failure to attend court docket.
Mantha is because of seem in court docket on Wednesday.
The search of the property east of Chestermere, Alta., is predicted to be accomplished Tuesday.
“Over the previous a number of weeks, this investigation has advanced quickly,” mentioned A/Workers Sgt. Shelby Stewart mentioned in a press release. “We’re grateful to the victims who’ve come ahead and trusted us with this investigation and ask anybody else with info to contact the police.”
The police additionally put encasement helps in place for all of the victims.
Anybody who has been the sufferer of a sexual assault is requested to report it to the police, and CPS reminds victims that there isn’t a statute of limitations on reporting sexual assault in Canada.
Anybody with details about this incident or every other crimes can name police at 403-266-1234. Nameless ideas may also be supplied to Crime Stoppers.
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