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Gatineau police have confirmed that the head of a self-described Indigenous group has been charged with three sex-related offences involving a minor.

Guillaume Carle, 59, “grand chief” of the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada (a Quebec-based umbrella organization that oversees several unofficial Indigenous-identifying groups) is chargedwith inviting or inciting a person under 14 to touch a third party for sexual purposes. He is also charged with touching a part of the body of a minor under 14 for a sexual purpose and for being a party to a sexual assault.

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The investigation involved incidents that are said to have occurred between March 1988, and April 30, 1989.

None of the charges have been proven in court. He is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 25.

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