Calgary bar manager charged in two cases of sexual assault
The manager of a Beltline bar is facing sexual assault charges relating to two incidents earlier this year, Calgary police said.
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Someone applying for work at the Fire N Ice bar in the 800 block of 16th Avenue S.W., next to Tomkins Park, alleges she was touched inappropriately without consent during a job interview in January, the Calgary Police Service said in a news release issued Friday.
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After being temporarily prevented from leaving the bar, the woman was able to exit the establishment and call emergency services, according to police.
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In a separate incident three months later, a Fire N Ice employee reported her manager violated his position of authority by touching her inappropriately without consent while she was out with friends at a bar downtown, Calgary police said.
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'Later that night, the group of friends joined with the manager and headed to a residence downtown, where the manager continued to inappropriately touch and sexually assault the victim,' police added.
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The second victim was able to report the incident to authorities on the following day.
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Calgarian Ankit Drall, 31, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of unlawful confinement.
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'Sexual contact is never acceptable without clear, voluntary, and specific consent,' said Calgary police Sgt. Paul Ralstin in the written statement. 'Consent must come from a conscious, capable mind and can be given, withdrawn, or withheld at any time.'
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Police also reminded sexual assault victims there is no time limit in Canada to report a sex crime.
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