Police constable who sought 'sexual gratification' from victims he met on duty awaits sentencing
CBC
An Edmonton police constable has admitted to using his position of power to prey on women he met on duty for his "own sexual gratification."
Edmonton Police Service Const. Hunter Robinz pleaded guilty to one count of breach of trust in Court of King's Bench on Oct 21. He is awaiting sentencing and is due back in court on Friday.
Robinz admitted to multiple breaches of trust through his on-duty contact with eight women, spanning from March 2017 to June 2019.
Court heard that he exhibited a pattern of predatory behaviour — repeatedly making inappropriate sexual advances on victims of crime or complainants he met through his work.
An agreed statement of facts filed with the court details Robinz's misconduct against eight victims. Their names are protected by a publication ban.
The charges were laid by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which began investigating a sexual assault accusation against Robinz in August 2019.
He was arrested in 2021 after the watchdog investigation found evidence that he had committed multiple breaches of trust, including repeated searches of secure policing databases for names and addresses unrelated to his duties as a police officer.
Three other charges against Robinz — sexual assault, unauthorized use of a computer database, and a second count of breach of trust — were stayed by the Crown.
The investigation began in August 2019 following an encounter between Robinz and a 24-year-old woman who alleged she was attacked by Robinz after he entered her home uninvited, while in uniform and on duty.
The unwelcome sexual advances happened on the night of June 29, 2019.
The woman had been intoxicated and in a state of distress following a night at the bar when she called police from a public park.
Robinz and another officer responded to the call and drove her home, stopping on the way to pick up keys to the woman's Edmonton apartment from her roommates who were on shift at a McDonald's restaurant.
Robinz returned to the woman's home later that evening, using the roommate's keys to enter inside the apartment. The woman recalled crying as Robinz put his hands on her waist and kept trying to kiss her.
He kissed her several times as she pushed him away and yelled at him. Eventually, he let her go upstairs to use the washroom and when she came out, he was halfway up the stairs.
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