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RCMP in Manitoba have arrested the former CEO of the Manitoba Inuit Association in connection with multiple counts of sexual assault.
Nastania Mullin, 39, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant issued by the Nunavut RCMP. He was arrested at a home in Winnipeg Wednesday, police said in a news release.
Mullin remains in custody in Winnipeg and will be transferred to Nunavut to face the charges. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Iqaluit between 2003 and 2023, according to the RCMP.
Nunavut RCMP said they would not comment further while the case is still under investigation.
Mullin was appointed CEO of the Manitoba Inuit Association in September 2022. He served until the board terminated his role in November 2025 following sexual abuse allegations.
In February, Mullin filed a suit against the association, claiming his firing was “pretextual and without legitimate basis.” That case has yet to be tested in court.
Tara Qunngaataq Tootoo Fotheringham, president of the Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association, says she has spoken to some of the women who shared stories of alleged abuse and harassment involving Mullin.
Fotheringham said she realizes this isn’t a conviction, but it’s provided validation to some of Mullin’s complainants.
“They know that this is only the next step. It’s not the final step, but it is the next step that they’ve been looking for for a long time,” she said. “Men in positions that are using [their position] as a way to shut women up need to know that this is no longer acceptable.”
For anybody who may be a victim of assault, Fotheringham has this message.
“Find your circle of care and if you’re Indigenous, if you’re Inuit, work with an organization that can be your voice when you can’t.”