Suspended N.S. RCMP officer pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge
Incident alleged to have occurred in January 2023 in Shubenacadie, N.S.
A suspended RCMP officer has pleaded not guilty to a recent charge laid against him.
William McNutt pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Shubenacadie provincial court to one count of sexual assault in relation to an incident alleged to have occurred in January 2023.
In addition to that charge, McNutt is facing six other counts of sexual assault, as well as one charge of attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle another person and one charge of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
There are three complainants in total, and the charges relate to alleged incidents between July 2019 and May 2024.
He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, except for one sexual assault charge for which he has not yet entered a plea.
Trial dates are currently set for October 2025 and January 2026.
McNutt, 40, joined the RCMP in 2021. In January 2024, he was suspended without pay after allegations against him came to light.
