Two former Sheriff’s officers accused of sexually assaulting five women in their Winnipeg home have had all charges against them stayed.

Richard Robert Charles Gordon, 49, and Jackie Burgoyne, 38, were set to stand trial charged in connection to four alleged victims — three involving both accused for offences allegedly committed between 2007 and 2012 and one involving Gordon alone dating back to 2002 — when prosecutors last month entered stays on all charges.

A preliminary hearing last year resulted in stays involving two other alleged victims.

“Subsequently, the matter was conferenced with the Manitoba Prosecutions service to consider the expected evidence to be presented at trial,” Crown attorney Kirstee Logan told court at a Nov. 28 hearing. “It was determined that there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction. The Crown is therefore not proceeding with the indictment before the court.”

This is not the first time Gordon has been before the court on sex charges. In September 2001, a jury found him not guilty of sexually assaulting a co-worker.

Gordon and Burgoyne made headlines in late 2006 when an Internet video surfaced showing them in a hotel room romp with a local porn performer. They returned to their jobs only to be suspended again years later when the sex assault allegations surfaced.

Gordon was charged earlier this year with two unrelated counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The Crown stayed the charges in October.

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