WINNIPEG — A former Portage la Prairie resident who was beaten up and became a target for community vigilantes after he was mistakenly charged with sex crimes against children is suing RCMP, alleging there was clear evidence he was not the man they were looking for.

Scott Joseph Taylor, 35, was among seven people arrested and charged June 4, 2024, after a Long Plain First Nation woman was accused of befriending and luring teens into a room where they were coerced into performing sex acts in Portage between February and June.

Taylor spent three days in jail before he was released on bail and was later assaulted on the street and had the words “Certified Pedo” spray-painted on his home.

It wasn’t until July 19, 2024 that Mounties issued a media release confirming Taylor “was not involved

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