2 Central Saanich police officers arrested and charged with sexually assaulting same woman
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Two officers with the Central Saanich Police Service (CSPS) have been arrested and charged with sexual assault after an investigation by Vancouver police, the VPD said Tuesday at a news conference.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said that it initiated an investigation at the request of the CSPS on Oct. 28.
In an earlier statement, the VPD said that a person came forward with information about two officers who allegedly had "unlawful sexual contact" with a woman they met while on duty.
Two officers with the Central Saanich Police Service — Matthew Ball, 43, and Ryan Johnston, 40 — have been charged with one count each of sexual assault.
Vancouver police Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson told reporters the two officers had each had relationships with a vulnerable woman in her mid-20s, who was an adult at the time of the alleged offences.
"Current evidence suggests that each officer formed separate, intimate and inappropriate relationships with the woman at different times after meeting her during the course of their duties," she said.
"Allegations like these are deeply corrosive to the public trust police officers depend on to keep their communities safe."
Ball was charged in relation to offences that are alleged to have happened between Feb. 1, 2019, and Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Saanich. He has also been charged with one count of breach of trust.
Johnston was charged in relation to offences that allegedly occurred between Feb. 6 and March 8, 2020.
Wilson said that Ball, a sergeant who worked as a patrol officer when he was arrested, had served with the Calgary Police Service for around 12 years before he joined the CSPS in 2016.
Johnston, a constable in the CSPS general investigation section, was hired in 2017.
Wilson said that she was in touch with CSPS Chief Const. Ian Lawson over the allegations, as well as the Calgary Police Service.
In a statement, the Calgary Police Service said it had been notified of the charges laid against Ball.
"We are deeply disappointed that this former member is alleged to have conducted themselves in this manner," the statement read. "This behaviour is not reflective of the values of our Service, nor the good work done by the majority of our members every day."
Two officers with the Central Saanich Police Service (CSPS) have been arrested and charged with sexual assault after an investigation by Vancouver police, the VPD said Tuesday at a news conference.
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