
Three Hills RCMP charge male with historic sexual assaults
Central Alberta Mounties have made an arrest in connection with an alleged historic sexual assault.
On June 10, 2021, Three Hills RCMP initiated an investigation after receiving a report regarding an alleged historic sexual assault. According to police, on March 28, 2023, Derek Taplin was apprehended by Winnipeg Police Service on a Canada Wide Warrant and will be escorted back to the Province of Alberta.
Derek Taplin, 43, a resident of Winnipeg, has been charged with the following:
- Sexual Exploitation of a Young Person (x4)
- Sexual Interference ( x4)
- Sexual Assault (x4)
- Invitation to Sexual Touching (x4)