by Former Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Morley Googoo has been charged with sexual assault.
The 52-year-old is accused of committing the crime in March of 2013 in his home community of We’koqma’q.
An investigation launched by the Assembly in 2019 gathered evidence suggesting Googoo used his influence along with death threats and other forms of intimidation to keep women from contacting police with claims of sexual assault against him.
Those claims led to Googoo’s suspension and subsequent removal as regional chief in October of 2019.
He’s due in a Wagmatcook courtroom on February 3rd.