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Manitoba Chief Charged with Historic Sexual Assault: RCMP
Vincent Tacan was charged after a woman reported the 1984 assault last May, with authorities conducting an extensive investigation into the case.
- On Nov. 5, RCMP arrested Vincent Tacan, chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, and charged him with sexual assault; authorities say the charge has not been proven in court.
- A woman reported to Virden RCMP on May 5 that she was allegedly assaulted as a teenager under the age of 16 more than 40 years ago.
- Authorities say they carried out an extensive investigation and Virden RCMP are withholding the alleged victim's name and community to protect her identity.
- The chief denied the allegations, said he will defend himself in court and alleged the RCMP release was intended to interfere with the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation election .
- RCMP say the allegation dates back more than 40 years, and Vincent Tacan previously served as chief from 2004 to 2006 and 2010 to 2018 in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.
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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation chief accused of sexually assaulting teenager 41 years ago
Police in Manitoba say the chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager in 1984 – when the accused was 24 years old. Virden RCMP say Chief Vincent Tacan, 65, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on Wednesday — 41 years after the alleged historical sexual assault is said […]
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