Man charged with indecent acts at HMP

The RNC has charged a man in connection with indecent acts that occurred at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s.

The RNC Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit was tasked to investigate the report of an inmate who was committing indecent acts in the presence of staff and other inmates over a series of days in July.

Police charged 34-year-old Stephen Hopkins with five counts of indecent act on Wednesday.

The accused appeared in Provincial Court today.