NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Thursday Sept. 6, 2018, as a result of an ongoing investigation, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police, who currently holds the rank of Provincial Constable and is assigned to a Central Region detachment was arrested and charged with a criminal offence that occurred while off duty.
Due to the domestic nature of the investigation that was conducted by detectives from the Central Region Crime Unit, under the direction of the Central Region Professional Standards Bureau, the OPP will not be releasing any information regarding the specifics of the allegations or the name of the officer involved in order to protect the identity of the victim and to prevent any form of revictimization.
The officer involved in this incident has been a member of the OPP for six years and remains on active duty.
This investigation remains ongoing and further details will only be provided as the investigation permits.
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