Man who housed cult leader in Saskatchewan to go to trial next year

SWIFT CURRENT - A man who housed a cult leader in Saskatchewan is to go on trial early next year.

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After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks. SWIFT CURRENT – A man who housed a cult leader in Saskatchewan is to go on trial early next year. Ricky Manz faces various charges, including assaulting a police officer, mischief and failing to comply with an undertaking and release order.

His trial is set to start Jan. 5 in Swift Current. Manz owns a former school building in the village of Richmound, where he lived with Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada,” and her so-called Kingdom of Canada followers for two years. Those in the community west of Regina near the Alberta boundary have said they were tormented by the cult and that the building was also leaking sewage.

Manz and Didulo were arrested last year during a police raid after reports someone inside the building had a firearm. In March, all charges against Didulo and one charge against Manz were stayed. Village residents recently held a celebration to mark a new beginning as cult members have not returned to the building.