Chatham-Kent Police Service Const. Kenneth Miller has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust following a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) probe.
Miller has been on suspension with pay since the allegation was brought forward on August 27, 2015 and police are now asking for anyone with information regarding the investigation to contact the Chatham-Kent Police Service Professional Standards Branch at 519-436-6617.
Miller also faces charges of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act.
According to a release, the SIU completed its investigation and released the following in regards to their findings:
“An SIU investigation found the following:
- Around 2:00 a.m. on August 23, 2015, a 23-year-old woman encountered a Chatham-Kent Police officer.
- The woman was driven in a marked cruiser to a parking lot in the Orangewood Boulevard area.
- The woman was allegedly sexually assaulted.
As a result of this investigation, the Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has reasonable grounds to believe the officer committed the criminal offences of sexual assault and breach of trust. He has caused two charges to be laid.
Chatham-Kent Police Service Constable Kenneth Miller is now facing one count of sexual assault, contrary to s. 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada, and one count of breach of trust in connection with the duties of his office, contrary to s. 122 of the Criminal Code of Canada, in relation to this particular incident.
The officer is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at the Chatham Courthouse on July 5, 2016.”
Under the Police Services Act regulations, the police chief is required to conduct additional investigations into the policies or services provided by the service. The CKPS Professional Standards Branch is conducting these investigations.
In addition, the CK Professional Standards Branch has also laid Police Service Act charges under the regulations which govern the Code of Conduct for police officers.
