SASKATOON --
Humboldt RCMP have laid sexual assault charges against a priest after receiving “a report of multiple incidents of a sexual nature.”
Anthony Tei Atter, 45, of Lake Lenore, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation.
Under the Criminal Code, a person is charged with sexual interference in connection to alleged incidents involving a young person under 16 years of age.
He is the priest responsible for the parishes of St. Gregory, St. Ann and St. Anthony, RCMP said in a news release.
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Lake Lenore, Sask.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon said in a statement that it learned of the charges on Wednesday.