News Release
Kingsville OPP Officer Charged
Case Number: 10-PCI-261
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Mississauga (2 March, 2011) --- The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Ian Scott, has reasonable grounds to believe that an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) committed a criminal offence in relation to the injury of a 17-year-old male. Director Scott has this date caused a charge to be laid against the officer.
At approximately 12:30 am on December 4, 2010, OPP officers responded to noise complaints at an apartment above 16 Main Street, Kingsville. During the course of the OPP intervention, one of the officers interacted with the male. The male sustained a fracture as a result of the encounter.
Constable William Scott of the OPP is facing one charge of assault causing bodily harm contrary to section 267 (b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
The officer is required to appear on April 14, 2011 before the Ontario Court of Justice, 200 Chatham Street East, Windsor, Ontario. The Justice Prosecutions branch 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 the fair trial interests of the charged officer and the community, the SIU will make no further comment pertaining to this investigation.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as 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