Police charged Richard Robert Mantha with multiple offences after several women who work in the sex trade were allegedly kidnapped, drugged and sexually assaulted.
Richard Robert Mantha, 60, is on trial on 20 charges connected to allegations he drugged and raped six women, most of whom worked in the Calgary's sex trade. The lawyer for a Calgary man accused of raping six vulnerable women has concerns about his client's ability to communicate despite a psychiatrist's opinion the 60-year-old is fit to stand trial after suffering a stroke in May.
Mantha faces 20 charges — including sexual assault with a weapon, kidnapping, forcible confinement and administering noxious substances — in connection with allegations he drugged and raped six women, most of whom worked in Calgary's sex trade. Since June, Mantha has been undergoing an assessment to determine how the stroke may have affected his cognitive capacity.Shriar heard that Dr. Reilly Smith, who authored a 10-page report on Mantha's condition, found the accused rapist fit to stand trial, which is set to resume in November.
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