SIU charges Waterloo Regional Police officer with sexual assault
The alleged assault happened during an Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 14, 2017
A Waterloo Regional Police constable has been charged with sexual assault related to an incident that happened in October 2017, according to Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
On Oct. 17, 2017, a woman was allegedly assaulted by an off-duty police officer during an Oktoberfest celebration at the Concordia Club in Kitchener.
Waterloo Regional Police contacted the SIU two days later, regarding a "complaint of a sexual nature against the officer."
After investigating the incident, the SIU charged the officer with one count of sexual assault.
The constable will appear in a Kitchener courtroom on March 28.
Off-duty Waterloo officer charged with sexual assault in relation to an incident that reportedly occurred the night of October 14, 2017 against a woman at an Oktoberfest celebration at the Concordia Club in Kitchener. <a href="https://t.co/1bFi6vOgX1">https://t.co/1bFi6vOgX1</a>
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