Some Windsor police workers knew about internal sex assault allegations before service claimed it did: docs
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WARNING: This story contains disturbing details of sexual assault allegations, and may affect those who have experienced sexual assault or know someone impacted by it.
Several Windsor, Ont., police employees — including a staff sergeant and superintendent — witnessed or were told about allegations of internal sexual assault years before the service said it became aware of them, according to claims in new documents obtained by CBC News.
The allegations revolve around Staff. Sgt. Ken Price, who faces four counts of sexual assault. The matter is making its way through the courts and a trial date has been set for July 7.
The complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, also filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that includes the same allegations.
The HRTO documents contain 12 separate and detailed allegations between 2011 and 2021. Most of them involve sexual comments and touching while the complainant was at work.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Price's lawyer, Dan Scott, told CBC News that his client "absolutely denies any wrongdoing." He declined to comment further.
Windsor police previously said in a news release that it became aware of these allegations in January 2024 and they were "immediately addressed." However, the HRTO complaint alleges many employees, including high-ranking officials, knew about the allegations well before last year.
"As in past practice, the police service board has no comment on any items that are in front of the human rights tribunal," said Jo-Anne Gignac, chair of the Windsor Police Services Board, which provides oversight of the service.
The Windsor Police Service fought to have the HRTO records kept confidential. But after a four-month process, the tribunal granted CBC News full access to a copy of the allegations, with the names of the complainant and witnesses redacted.
According to the complaint, the incidents began in April 2011, when Price and the complainant were working together, and he allegedly said, "You have a nice tight ass."
The following year, things began to escalate and turn physical, the document says.
On one occasion, the complainant said, he approached her from behind at work and leaned up against the backside of her body.
"I could feel his nose pressed up against the back of my head," the complaint states.
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