(Ottawa) Former NDP MP Roméo Saganash, accused of sexual assault, has been referred to a restorative justice program, the Manitoba government announced Friday.
A provincial spokesperson confirmed the case was referred to diversion and that the Manitoba Restorative Justice Center accepted Mr. Saganash’s case and “placed him in a program.”
The complainant in this case alleges that she was sexually assaulted on 1er May, and Winnipeg police say they arrested Mr. Saganash on June 27.
Mr. Saganash’s lawyer, Ethan Pollock, said in an email earlier in the day that he was not “at liberty to discuss this matter until it is concluded.”
None of the allegations have been tested in court and Me Pollock said in August that his client was presumed innocent and asked that his privacy be respected.
Mr. Saganash represented the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, in northern Quebec, from 2011 to 2019.