91.5FM
91.5HD2
airing nowConnect FM 101.7 Edmonton
airing now
8.85 c
8.85 cEdmonton
airing now|91.5 FM
91.5 HD2
92 year old priest charged with assault in historic Manitoba residential school case
BY The Canadian Press, Jun 18, 2022 12:11 AM - REPORT AN ERRORManitoba RCMP say a 92 year old priest has been charged after a decade-long investigation into the Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg.
Arthur Masse was charged with one count of indecent assault on a 10 year old girl.
The school was opened in 1905 in the community of Fort Alexander, which later became the Sagkeeng First Nation.
The school closed in 1970.
Mounties have said that officers with the major crime unit began looking into the residential school in 2010 and a criminal investigation began the following year.
Police have said the investigation involved reviewing archived records of the school, including student and employee lists.
Share on
Related News
Sign up for the newsletter
We'll deliver best of entertainment right into your inboxWe love to hear from our listeners, so feel free to send us message
Message us on whatsapp
