News Release

News Release

OPP Police Officer Charged

Case Number: 09-PSA-200   

Mississauga (27 August, 2009) --- The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ian Scott, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed criminal offences in relation to a young female and has caused charges to be laid against the officer.

The OPP - Kapuskasing Detachment contacted the SIU on August 13, 2009 regarding allegations of a sexual nature against one of their police officers. The SIU assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances of the occurrence.

As a result of the SIU investigation 31 year old Constable Jean-Guy Beaudet of the OPP - Kapuskasing Detachment is facing one charge of Sexual Assault, contrary to s. 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada and two charges of Sexual Exploitation, contrary to s. 153 of the Criminal Code of Canada.


Constable Beaudet was arrested today and subsequently released on a Promise to Appear along with an Undertaking compelling his appearance before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kapuskasing on Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 10 :00 a.m. to answer to the charges. Justice Prosecutions of the Ministry of the Attorney General will have carriage of the prosecution.

As this matter is now before the courts, and in consideration of fair trial interests, the SIU will make no further comment pertaining to this investigation.


If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations