Calgary judge reserves bail decision for man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault of five women
Posted Jun 23, 2023 7:29 am.
Last Updated Jun 23, 2023 7:33 am.
A judge has reserved their decision on the matter of bail for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women on a rural property east of Calgary.
Richard Robert Mantha, 59, faces various charges involving five women which include kidnapping, forcible confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault causing bodily harm and administering a noxious substance.
The hearing took place over two days, the last of which was Thursday, but the details are under a publication ban.
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The case is set to return to court at the end of the month — June 30 — for the judge’s decision.
Police have said women allege they were approached by a man before being drugged and taken to another location where they were physically and sexually assaulted.
Mantha was charged after officers cordoned off a property near Chestermere in April and brought in cadaver dogs.
Police said at the time, no bodies were found.
