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The lawyer for Christopher Traverse asked for an adjournment on Monday, telling a provincial court judge that Traverse was assaulted before entering the court building and two people have been arrested. &#8220;(Traverse) needs some time and isn&#8217;t in a physical position to be with us in court,&#8221; Candace Olson told Judge Stacy Cawley. &#8220;Going forward, we&#8217;re going to need some extra security measures in this courtroom.&#8221; Olson declined to provide any additional details outside the courtroom. Winnipeg police confirmed in an email they received a call of an assault outside the courts building,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F04%2F07%2Fmanitoba-chief-accused-of-child-sex-assault-attacked-outside-court-trial-halted%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brittany Hobson Court has heard that the chief of a Manitoba First Nation was attacked outside a Winnipeg courthouse on what was supposed to be the second day of his trial on child sex assault charges. The lawyer for Christopher Traverse asked for an adjournment on Monday, telling a provincial court judge that Traverse was assaulted before entering the court building and two people have been arrested. &#8220;(Traverse) needs some time and isn&#8217;t in a physical position to be with us in court,&#8221; Candace Olson told Judge Stacy Cawley. &#8220;Going forward, we&#8217;re going to need some extra security measures in this courtroom.&#8221; Olson declined to provide any additional details outside the courtroom. 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