WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP in Oakbank have arrested a 57 year old with multiple sexual assaults on girls as young as seven.
Ivan Valintine Cesnik, 57, was arrested by RCMP in Calgary, Alberta and brought to Winnipeg to face charges related to multiple sexual assaults committed on young girls.
January 22, 2018, police received a report regarding a historical sexual assault involving four female victims, three aged eight and one aged seven. Officers immediately launched an investigation, and it was determined that Cesnik had committed the assaults at his home in Garson in the RM of Brokenhead, and at a rural home in the RM of Springfield over a period of time between 2010 and 2015. Cesnik moved to Calgary around that time and no longer had contact with his victims.
Cesnik is currently charged with:
- Sexual Assault x3
- Uttering Threats x3
- Sexual Interference x3
- Administer Noxious Substance x2
RCMP are concerned there may be more victims in the Manitoba, Alberta and Kelowna, British Columbia area and encourage anyone who has information to reach out to the police. Oakbank RCMP can be contacted at 204-444-3847.
David Marshal, Manitoba Post
Photo supplied by RCMP