Calgary bar owner facing 6 more sexual assault charges
Posted Dec 14, 2023 2:35 pm.
Last Updated Dec 15, 2023 8:41 am.
A Calgary bar owner is facing more sexual assault charges after additional victims came forward, police say.
Grant Lee Cichacki, who has connections to several restaurants and bars in the city, was initially charged with one count of sexual assault of an employee in October.
Police said at the time of those charges, that an employee of a restaurant and bar on 17 Avenue SW went to a social function with their boss on Dec. 27, 2022.
Later that evening, she was taken to a downtown home where she reportedly lost consciousness, and investigators believe she was subjected to unwanted, non-consensual sexual acts.
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Investigators say more people have since come to police to tell of their experiences with the 42-year-old.
Grant Lee Cichacki, is now facing six additional counts of sexual assault which police say happened between 2006 and 2019.
All reported incidents involved co-workers, employees, and acquaintances, police say.
“I want to thank the victims who came forward with information,” Staff Sgt. Tom Hanson of the Sexual Assault Investigative Unit said in a statement. “Because of them, we were able to further investigate this file.
“Anyone who believes they are the victim of sexual assault is encouraged report it to police, even if years have passed since the incident.”
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.
