An Alberta man accused of confining, drugging and raping sex trade workers was first charged with sexual assault last year before Calgary police joined forces with the RCMP and two additional women were identified.
Richard Mantha faces 16 charges involving three women, who police allege were targeted and victimized by the 59-year-old resident of Rocky View County.
According to a lawsuit filed in the Court of King’s Bench, Mantha worked as a truck driver for a Calgary company.
He’s faced charges before, from Whitecourt, Alta., a town northwest of Edmonton, and Sherwood Park, Alta., just east of Edmonton — to Calgary and Strathmore, Alta.
Mantha is due in
