Stony Mountain prison guard faces sex assault charges
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A Stony Mountain prison guard is facing sexual assault charges after incidents involving two inmates at a Winnipeg hospital.
The 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police received separate reports from two men incarcerated at the institution. The Winnipeg Police Service did not identify the facility, but the Free Press has learned it was the federal Stony Mountain Institution.
The first incident happened in December, when an inmate was receiving medical treatment overnight, the WPS said.
“When one of the officers temporarily left the room, the man was sexually assaulted with a weapon by the other correctional officer. He was injured but did not report the incident until a later date,” the release said.
A similar incident involving another inmate happened in January but did not involve a weapon, and the inmate was not hurt, the WPS said.
A 37-year-old man is facing two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault with a weapon. He was released on an undertaking.