New allegation of sex assault against AMC grand chief

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Earlier this year, Arlen Dumas was suspended after a woman who worked at the AMC alleged the grand chief had sexually assaulted and harassed her.

As a new allegation of sexual assault has surfaced against the grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the organization’s executive council says it will make no decision on Arlen Dumas until after the original investigation has been completed.

In a statement released Wednesday, the AMC executive council said while its constitution allows for the removal of a grand chief from office, “removal cannot occur for rumors or unsubstantiated allegations.”

“The executive council of chiefs received an update that the investigators’ report will be completed by the end of June. The results of this report will provide the chiefs with the information needed to determine whether disciplinary action or removal from office proceedings will occur.”

Earlier this year, Dumas was suspended after a woman who worked at the AMC alleged the grand chief had sexually assaulted and harassed her.

The woman filed a complaint with Winnipeg police. No charges have been laid and the matter has not been before the courts.

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The AMC said Wednesday when the staff member sent the executive council a letter about the allegations, which contained no details, it launched a workplace investigation.

That investigation was later handed over to a law firm to complete, after the letter was leaked to media.

APTN reported Tuesday a second woman has come forward, alleging she was sexually assaulted in Winnipeg in 2009, when Dumas was chief of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation.

APTN says the woman filed the allegations in a third-party report, where an alleged victim talks to members of an agency, which then bring the information to police. While police put that information in a special database, it does not spark a police investigation.

The AMC had not responded to the latest allegation.

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