The RCMP have arrested 81-year-old Constantin Turcoane of Regina, Sask., in relation to a sexual assault.
According to RCMP, Turcoane was a priest at the Romanian Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah the Prophet in Lennard, Man., in the early 1970’s.
“Russell RCMP received a report of a historic sexual assault on March 16, 2022. A female in her 60s reported that she had been sexually assaulted multiple times over the course of two years by the priest when she was a parishioner at St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox Church. At the time of the assaults, the survivor was 11-12 years of age,” said RCMP.
“The investigation involved locating and taking statements from multiple people, a search of historic church records, and liaising with church-related organizations to obtain further investigative material. A warrant of arrest was issued for Turcoane for Rape (1970) and Sexual Intercourse Under 14 (1970). Turcoane turned himself into police. He has been released with a court date.”
Police do believe there are further survivors and ask them to call the Russell RCMP Detachment at 204-773-2675.
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