A 92-year-old retired priest has been charged with indecent assault in connection with a decade-long investigation into a Manitoba residential school. The alleged assault occurred between 1968 and 1970, police said.
Posted: Jun 17, 2022 9:06 AM CT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
This is the only current investigation into residential schools by Manitoba RCMP, and with this arrest, the investigation is concluded, police said. RCMP will hold a news conference at 9:30 a.m. CT. CBC Manitoba will stream the news conference live on our website. The school opened in 1905 in the community of Fort Alexander, which later became the Sagkeeng First Nation, and closed in 1970.Survivors told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about starvation and harsh discipline. Children from nearly two dozen First Nations attended the school for about 10 months of the year.
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