WARNING: This article contains details of allegations of abuse.
A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a church on a remote Manitoba First Nation has been released from custody.
Arul Savari, 48, appeared by video in a Winnipeg court Monday before a judicial justice of the peace and was released on a number of conditions agreed to by the Crown and his defence lawyer.
When asked if he was in agreement with the conditions of his release, Savari responded “OK.”
He’s been charged with five offences including sexual assault, sexual interference and forcible confinement.
Savari has been in custody since May 27, after Little Grand Rapids RCMP received a complaint from the mother of an 8-year-old girl.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,more,,,,,,,
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