Winnipeg Coun. Russ Wyatt facing charges, including sexual assault
Russ Wyatt, Winnipeg's city councillor for Transcona, is facing charges of sexual assault and administering a noxious thing with intent to endanger life or cause bodily harm.
Winnipeg city councillor Russ Wyatt, 56, is currently facing multiple charges, including sexual assault and administering a noxious thing with intent to endanger life or cause bodily harm. This news comes from the Winnipeg Police Service, who released a statement detailing Wyatt's alleged actions.
According to the police, Wyatt met a man in July 2023, and on one of their meetings, which took place in person at a home in southwest Winnipeg, the man claims he was given an illicit drug and sexually assaulted. The exact date of this incident has not been disclosed by the police.
Wyatt was arrested on Monday and was released pending a future court appearance. This is not Wyatt's first run-in with the legal system regarding sexual assault allegations; he faced similar charges in March and was removed from several council committees in April following a 14-0 vote. Additionally, Wyatt has had sexual assault charges dropped in 2018.
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