Manz found guilty of one charge of sexual assault, acquitted on five others after 57 hours of deliberations
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After being sequestered for more than 57 hours, a 12-person jury has found Regina chiropractor Ruben Manz guilty of one count of sexual assault.
After being sequestered for more than 57 hours, a 12-person jury has found Regina chiropractor Ruben Manz guilty of one count of sexual assault.
Facing a total of seven charges, the jury found Manz not guilty of five charges but was unable to come to a unanimous decision for the remaining count.
The jury's decision came at around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
First arrested in April of 2021, Manz faced allegations stemming from incidents spanning more than a decade from seven former clients he provided chiropractic treatment.
The lengthy deliberations were indicative of the grueling month-long trial which began back on Nov. 4.
The jury was sequestered around 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon after being given an extensive review of the case by Justice Janet McMurtry.
A unanimous verdict was required for each of the seven counts separately before sequestering could end and the jury’s decisions made public.
