Investigation
Sexual Assault Allegation Against RCMP Officer
Date Published: 2015-04-24
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax District RCMP
Summary
On December 4, 2014, SiRT was contacted by the RCMP – Halifax to report an allegation of sexual assault by a male officer of the RCMP from the Halifax region (Officer 1). The Affected Party (AP) was a female RCMP officer. SiRT commenced its investigation on that date, which was concluded on January 25, 2015. This incident occurred in late November, 2014. The specific date will no t be disclosed as doing so may identify the victim in the matter. In addition, a media release was not circulated at the commencement of this investigation due to the initial reluctance of AP to provide details of the incident. During the investigation no civilians were interviewed. Statements were taken from three witness officers and the report of a supervising officer was obtained. Under the Serious Incident Response Team regulations made under the provisions of the Poli ce Act, a subject officer is not required to provide SiRT with a statement. Officer 1, the subject officer, did not provide a stat…