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Nova Scotia Mountie Faces Seventh Sexual Assault Charge

The latest allegation relates to a January 2023 incident, leading to an arraignment in Shubenacadie before trials later this year with another set for early 2026.

An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Overview

  • The Serious Incident Response Team laid the seventh charge after receiving a March report from a woman known to Const. William McNutt about an alleged January 2023 assault in Shubenacadie.
  • McNutt has been suspended without pay since January 2024 following earlier allegations that led to three counts of sexual assault and related offences laid in July 2024.
  • He has pleaded not guilty to all seven charges and is to appear in Shubenacadie provincial court under undertakings that bar contact with complainants and require him to remain in Canada.
  • Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley confirmed the RCMP is fully cooperating with SIRT and has initiated an internal code-of-conduct review into McNutt’s conduct.
  • Trials are scheduled in Shubenacadie in October 2025 and in Amherst in January 2026 to address offences spanning from a 2019 incident in Northport through the 2024 allegations.