Winnipeg City Councilor Russ Wyatt, charged with sexual assault, denies allegations – Winnipeg

A long-time city councilor from Winnipeg was arrested and charged with aggravated badual badault.

Global News has learned that Russ Wyatt was arrested Tuesday night and released later.

Wyatt has since refuted the allegations

. Wyatt said:

I have no comments to make regarding the allegation against me except to say that I am innocent of any wrongdoing. I will defend myself in court and I will answer the allegation only in a courtroom.

Const. Rob Carver of the Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the charge on Wednesday.

"Russel George Wyatt was charged with badual badault and he was released on a promise to appear."

Police received a complaint on January 14th. saying that a badual badault had occurred at the Winnipeg residence. Police said the badault was not domestic in nature and did not occur at Wyatt Transcona's home.

The multi-month investigation included several interviews as well as collection of forensic evidence. The results of these tests were returned this week.

"The delay in accusations of badual badault is almost always based on obtaining laboratory results." We can not go from the front to the point where we obtain these results. "

The police confirmed that the two knew each other without commenting further

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Global News learned the first allegations against Wyatt

The Transcona City Councilor refused to confirm or deny having done the # 39, the subject of a police investigation when he was contacted by phone at that time.

"Have charges been laid against you?" No, not at all, "replied There

"Are there any that are waiting by chance?" asked the journalist e. "I do not know," Wyatt replied.

"Were you at the police station yesterday (18 January)?" Continued the journalist. "I can not comment," Wyatt said.

"Is there a police investigation against you now," asked the reporter. "I can not comment again," says Wyatt.

LISTENING: Audio recording of Russ Wyatt's phone call in January with Timm Bruch

Shortly after this exchange, Transcona's veteran advisor takes leave of L & # 3939; City Hall goes into rehab for 79 days.

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. The allegations against Russ Wyatt must be proven in court. He is presumed innocent.