Vuntut Gwitchin chief, Roger Kyikavichik, arrested on sexual assault charge

Roger Kyikavichik, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, faces a charge of sexual assault, Yukon RCMP said Wednesday.

The charge stems from an alleged incident in the fall of 2014. Police say the charge was filed in Yukon Territorial Court Wednesday, although Kyikavichik was arrested Dec. 23.

In a news release, RCMP said they first received the complaint in September, 2015.

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