Police say they are investigating an alleged assault at Edmonton women’s rally
Edmonton police say they are investigating an alleged assault said to have occurred Saturday at a rally held at the Alberta legislature in support of the Women’s March on Washington.
The complainant is a reporter for The Rebel TV, an online outlet devoted to right-wing commentary, activism and reporting.
In video released by The Rebel, reporter Sheila Gunn Reid is seen attempting to interview an attendant at the rally, which drew more than 2,000 people to support American protesters opposed to the presidency of Donald Trump. The man asks her several times to “go away,” then threatens to break her camera when she doesn’t.
The video then appears to show the man shoving his hand into the camera lens. He melted into the crowd afterward, with no one around apparently attempting to stop him.