The chief of Tsuut’ina Nation in southern Alberta has been charged with sexual assault in relation to two historic cases in Edmonton involving two different other men.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said the separate alleged offences occurred in 1994 and 2005.

In the early months of 1994, it was reported that a 33-year-old man was sexually assaulted near 178 Street and 87 Avenue in west Edmonton.

Then, in the summer of 2005, it was reported that a 38-year-old man was sexually assaulted just a few blocks north, near Stony Plain Road and 178 Street.

Edmonton police said in November 2024, investigators were made aware of the 1994 allegations and began an investigation. Police said subsequently in May of this year, they were also made aware of and began to investigate the 2005 incid

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