Sentencing delayed for Regina chiropractor guilty of sexual assault

WATCH: Sentencing has been delayed for a Regina chiropractor found guilty of one charge of sexual assault in December of 2024.

Sentencing has been delayed for Regina chiropractor Ruben Manz, who was found guilty of one charge of sexual assault back in December of 2024.

At Court of King’s Bench on Friday, Manz’s defense counsel of Blaine Bevan and Kathy Hodgson-Smith argued for a 12-month community service sentence, while Crown prosecutor Jackie Lane requested a 12-month jail term.

Lane argued that Manz committed the highest breach of trust as a medical practitioner, between a doctor and patient.

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Blevan argued that breach of trust is a spectrum and that with an incarceration sentence, Manz’s patients would be missing out on a service they require.

Manz’s defense counsel proposal includes a mandatory curfew and sexual offender rehabilitation.

Judge Janet McMurtry and Counsel agreed to a new sentencing date of June 23.

Manz, who was first arrested in April of 2021, faced sexual assault allegations from seven former clients.

A 12-person jury found him not guilty on five counts, guilty on one count, and unable to come to a unanimous conclusion on the remaining count.

A retrial date for the remaining count has yet to be determined.

- With files from Donovan Maess