Cecil Wolfe's case has been moved to Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon. (CKOM Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Alleged medicine man, accused of 12 counts of sexual assault, to be tried by judge and jury

Oct 27, 2023 | 2:00 PM

A Saskatchewan court case involving an alleged medicine man, and the 12 counts of sexual assault he is facing, has been moved to Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon.

Cecil Wolfe’s matter was recently spoken to on Tuesday at provincial court. The Crown is proceeding by direct indictment so by default, the case will be tried by judge and jury.

The alleged offences occurred between 2013 and 2021, and police have previously indicated there were a number of victims from the communities of Loon Lake, Blaine Lake, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatoon and surrounding areas.

It was also alleged Wolfe was working under the “pretext of being a traditional healer or medicine man when (the alleged victims) encountered him.”

Guilty pleas were entered in April 2022, however, Wolfe changed his mind, dismissed his lawyer, and was successfully able to have his pleas expunged.

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It was essentially up to his new lawyer to prove he was not properly informed, didn’t understand, or was under duress when he initially pleaded guilty.

No trial dates have been set and the case will first be discussed during a pre-trial conference in December.

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