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Forgiveness After Horror | Calgary News
A survivor of Richard Robert Mantha’s horrific assaults broke her silence at sentencing, revealing the trauma she still carries — but also declaring her decision to forgive him for her own healing, not his. Mantha, 62, was convicted of six charges including drugging a victim, assaulting others between 2019 and 2023, and threatening a fourth woman — many of whom were in the sex trade and especially vulnerable. One victim described being drugged, choked, and assaulted before escaping partially clothed, battling self-blame while insisting no one deserves such cruelty. The Crown seeks 10 to 13…
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