EDITOR’S NOTE: This article initially stated a male guard was charged, when in fact police said he was a correctional program officer. The correction has been made and Global News regrets the error.
A 55-year-old man, who was working as a correctional program officer at the Edmonton Institute for Women, has been charged after a sexual assault at the facility.
In August 2022, Edmonton police received a report of a historical sexual assault at the correctional facility.
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They were told that a male employee had confined and sexually assaulted an adult female inmate in January 2022.
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On Feb. 28, 2023, Peter Wolf, 55, was arrested and charged with sexual assault, unlawful confinement and breach of trust by a public officer.
He is scheduled to appear in court on April 11.
The EPS thanked Correctional Service Canada for its co-operation with this investigation.
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