Headingley corrections officer accused of sexually assaulting co-worker while on duty: RCMP

A correctional officer working at the jail in Headingley, Man., was arrested earlier this weekin relation to accusations he sexually assaulteda co-worker while on duty last summer, RCMP say.

On Wednesday, Mountiesarrested a correctionalofficer, a 40-year-old man,employed at Headingley Correctional Centre on a charge of sexual assault.

The charge is in relation to a report police received on Aug. 13, 2020, that a sexual assault had occurred against a coworker at the jail while the correctional officer inquestion was on duty some time last July, police say.

The correctional officer is no longer employed at Headingley Correctional Centre, police say.

The man has since beenreleased from custody and will appear incourtsome timein April, police say.

Headingley Correctional Centreis aprovincially operated correctional facility, with minimum, medium and maximum security units.

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