Former chief in Manitoba assaulted at Winnipeg courthouse says lawyer – APTN News
Apr 07, 2025
Christopher Traverse is facing sexual assault, sexual interference charges.
The former chief of a First Nation in Manitoba was assaulted on his way into the Winnipeg courthouse Monday morning, a provincial court judge was told.
Christopher Traverse was injured and two people were arrested, his lawyer Candace Olson said.
Traverse was attending the second day of his two-day child abuse trial. He has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, sexual interference and child pornography for an incident that allegedly occurred in December 2023.
