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By Milan Lukes WINNIPEG MANITOBA- A lawsuit\u00a0 filed in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench is alledging former Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine,\u00a0 sexually assaulted a high school student in the 1970s. Fontaine was named a\u00a0 co-defendant in a sexual assault civil lawsuit\u00a0 The suit claims Fontaine sexually assaulted the plaintiff during a school trip that he \u201carranged and led\u201d in coordination with the Sagkeeng Education Authority. Fontaine would have been in his 20’s at the time. \u00a0The suit is one of 27 suits filed against the education authority.\u00a0 The education authority has filed for the claim to be dropped stating the alledged perpetrator was not an employee with the board at that time. The suit says \u201cIn or about 1970, when the plaintiff was a child,… <\/p>\n

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By Milan Lukes WINNIPEG MANITOBA- A lawsuit\u00a0 filed in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench is alledging former Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine,\u00a0 sexually assaulted a high school student in the 1970s. Fontaine was named a\u00a0 co-defendant in a sexual assault civil lawsuit\u00a0 The suit claims Fontaine sexually assaulted the plaintiff during a school trip that he \u201carranged and led\u201d in coordination with the Sagkeeng Education Authority. Fontaine would have been in his 20’s at the time. \u00a0The suit is one of 27 suits filed against the education authority.\u00a0 The education authority has filed for the claim to be dropped stating the alledged perpetrator was not an employee with the board at that time. The suit says \u201cIn or about 1970, when the plaintiff was a child,... <\/p>\n

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