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CTV News
20-07-2025
- CTV News
Regina chiropractor guilty of sexual assault appealing conviction
Regina Watch WATCH: Ruben Manz, a Regina chiropractor found guilty of sexual assault is appealing his conviction and sentence. Donovan Maess explains.
CTV News
18-07-2025
- CTV News
Regina chiropractor convicted of sexual assault files appeal of conviction, sentence
Ruben Manz, a chiropractor accused of sexually assaulting seven women over the span of 10 years, walks near Court of King's Bench in Regina, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu The defense counsel for Regina-based chiropractor Ruben Manz, who was found guilty of sexual assault, has filed an appeal of his conviction and sentence. In December 2024, after more than 57 hours of being sequestered, a 12-person jury found Manz guilty of one count of sexual assault. Facing a total of seven charges, the jury found him not guilty of five charges but was unable to come to a unanimous decision for the remaining count. On June 23, Manz was sentenced to 15 months of community service. The very day he was sentenced, the defense filed an appeal, with hopes of getting both the conviction and sentence reversed. According to court documents, Manz's lawyer – Thomas Hynes – says trial judge Justice Janet McMurtry erred in law by preventing the defense from presenting evidence at trial relating to a governing body decision about one of the complainants. '[The judge] curtailed cross examination of the complainant on aspects of the regulatory body's decision when the witness raised it themselves,' the appeal claimed. Hynes also says, 'the trial judge erred in law in her instructions to the jury on matters of the evidence, the burden of proof, and the elements of the offence.' The defense also claimed the prosecutions closing arguments 'were improper and caused a miscarriage of justice.' 'The trial judge erred in law by failing to address or correct issues of Crown conduct, including the Crown's opening and closing statements,' the appeal stated. 'And evidence the Crown tendered that was contrary to the trial judge's evidentiary rulings.' Manz's defense also believes Justice McMurtry failed to call a mistrial and was incorrect in dismissing his application for an exemption to a firearms prohibition. No dates were set for if, or when, the Court of Appeal would hear arguments regarding the case. However, counsel says if the appeal is granted, Manz wished to be retried by a jury again. The Court of King's Bench has also not yet set dates for when the retrial would begin. - With files from The Canadian Press
CTV News
24-06-2025
- CTV News
Sentencing passed down in sexual assault trial of Regina chiropractor
Sentencing passed down in sexual assault trial of Regina chiropractor WATCH: Ruben Manz, a Regina chiropractor found guilty of sexual assault, was given a 15 month conditional sentence. Jacob Carr reports.
CBC
23-06-2025
- CBC
Judge gives Regina chiropractor 15-month community sentence for sexually assaulting patient
Social Sharing A Regina chiropractor was sentenced Monday to 15 months in the community for sexually assaulting a patient. Court of King's Bench Justice Janet McMurtry said a prison sentence would have made it difficult for Ruben Manz to support his family. "Incarceration, in my view, would overemphasize the gravity of the offence," said McMurtry. "I'm satisfied a conditional sentence properly denounces Dr. Manz's conduct and will serve to deter him and others in the health care field who are in a similar position of trust towards their patients." Manz was accused of touching or pulling the breasts of seven female patients while stretching their necks between 2010 and 2020. A jury found him guilty on one count of sexual assault, not guilty on five other counts and a mistrial was determined on the remaining count. The Crown argued Manz sexually touched the women for no legitimate medical purpose, betraying their trust in him as a medical caregiver. Manz testified that he got his patients to fill out forms and asked for their consent before working on sensitive areas of the body, including the chest and buttocks. If patients told him they were uncomfortable, he said, he stopped. 'A just and appropriate outcome' The judge said Manz must follow a curfew and have no contact with the victim, as well as keep the peace and be on good behaviour. The chiropractor hugged his wife and children in the courtroom after receiving the sentence. "I think he's feeling relieved he's going home with his family tonight," defence lawyer Blaine Beaven later told reporters outside court. "He knows there's going to be a lot of work for him to do on the (conditional sentence order), though he's happy he's not going to jail tonight." Manz's other lawyer, Kathy Hodgson-Smith, added she was pleased with the outcome, as the defence had sought a conditional sentence. Prosecutor Carmody Hallamore said outside court it's not a decision the Crown had wanted. She had argued for prison time. "I think the Crown is certainly disappointed, but there's room to say it was a just and appropriate outcome."
CTV News
23-06-2025
- CTV News
Regina chiropractor gets 15-month community sentence for sex assault
A judge has sentenced a Regina chiropractor to 15 months in the community for sexually assaulting a patient. Court of King's Bench Justice Janet McMurtry says a prison sentence would have made it difficult for Ruben Manz to support his family. She also says imprisonment would 'overemphasize' the gravity of the offence. Manz was accused of touching or pulling the breasts of seven female patients over 10 years. A jury found him guilty on one count of sexual assault, not guilty on five other counts and a mistrial was determined on the remaining count. The judge says Manz is to follow a curfew and have no contact with the victim, as well as keep the peace and be on good behaviour. - More details to come
