Crown cross examines accused as Manz trial enters final scheduled week [Video]

Ruben Manz faced questions from the prosecution Monday as his sexual assault trial enters the final week of scheduled proceedings.

Manz is accused of sexually assaulting seven women stemming from alleged incidents from 2010 to 2021.

On Friday, he denied all the allegations under oath during the defense’s examination.

The Crown asked Manz if chiropractors treat male patients different than female patients.

“When you’re working on the front part of the body?” prosecutor Jakie Lane asked.

“Yes,” Manz responded.

“Because women have breasts?” Lane followed-up.

“Yes,” the accused answered.

Lane then asked if touching the breast was beyond a chiropractor’s scope of practice.

“If a chiropractor slid their hands down the bra, would that be beyond a PNF stretch?” she asked.

“Yes,” Manz said.

“I am going to put it to you that your goal was to touch [the patient’s] breast,” Lane said.

“I never put my hands on any patient’s breasts,” Manz responded. “And I had no intention of doing what you …