US EditionN.S. RCMP Officer Faces New Sexual Assault Charge by SiRT
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, JUN 23 – Constable William McNutt faces multiple sexual assault charges including a new allegation made during his ongoing investigation, with court trials set through early 2026, police said.
- On June 23rd of the year 2025, a 40-year-old RCMP officer named William McNutt was formally charged with sexual assault following an inquiry conducted by Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team .
- In November 2024, following a complaint from a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by McNutt in May 2024, the RCMP reported the matter to the Serious Incident Response Team; the officer and the woman are acquainted.
- McNutt, already facing other sexual assault charges for alleged offenses in 2019 and 2023, was suspended without pay in January 2024 during separate investigations into sexual misconduct.
- RCMP Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley called the additional charges "extremely alarming and distressing" and said the RCMP is fully cooperating with SiRT.
- Constable McNutt is due to attend a hearing at the Nova Scotia Provincial Court located in Shubenacadie on August 11, 2025, and his pending legal matters underscore the critical role played by SiRT in independently overseeing investigations into police conduct.
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