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Charges laid following sexual assault investigation in Hepburn care facility

May 13, 2022 | 11:20 AM

Charges have been laid after an investigation into a Hepburn, Sask. care facility determined five people had been sexually assaulted by a male staff member.

On April 19, Rosthern RCMP received a report of sexual assaults that occurred at the facility between 1992 and 2009. The staff member has not worked at the facility since 2009.

As a result of the RCMP investigation, 52-year-old Brent Gabona of Waldheim, Sask. was arrested on May 10 and charged with:

  • five counts, sexual assault;
  • three counts, sexual exploitation of a person with a disability.