Mantha Convicted for Attacking Vulnerable Women

0:00It's April 10th. From your city to your ears, this is Calgary News today, powered by AI. A 62-year-old man named Richard Robert Manta just got convicted on six serious charges for attacking vulnerable women at a rural spot east of Calgary. He was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, choking one victim during an assault, drugging another with a harmful substance, assaulting, someone with a weapon, and making threats to a fourth woman. Here this week, the verdict came down after a trial that wrapped up those offenses tied to three main victims. Manta originally faced 20 charges from incident spanning August 2019 to April 2023. Most of the women involved worked in Calgary's sex trade, making them especially at risk. The court dismissed other charges, including ones against the seventh woman who sadly passed away before testifying. One set of charges got dropped earlier due to her death, leaving the focus on these convictions. Now, officials have set a sentencing hearing for August 18th.

1:01That wraps the latest on this case, just as moving forward, but the road to full closure continues for everyone touched by it.