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BROCKVILLE COP:A police officer from Brockville is facing some shocking charges.

March 09, 2010

A POLICE OFFICER FROM BROCKVILLE IS FACING SOME SHOCKING CHARGES.

ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT ARE AMONG THE DISTURBING ACCUSATIONS THAT HAVE THE COMMUNITY REELING.

AS NEWSWATCH'S MORGANNE CAMPBELL REPORTS - NOT ALL THE FACTS INVOLVED IN THE CASE CAN BE PUBLISHED.

IT'S BEEN THE BUZZ AROUND TOWN... WHO IS THE BROCKVILLE POLICE OFFICER FACING SOME SERIOUS CHARGES INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT AND UTTERING THREATS.

THE NEWS OF THE CHARGES HAVE LEFT SOME BROCKVILLE RESIDENTS CONCERNED.

EMILY WILSON

" IT'S CONCERNING WHEN ANYONE IN THE WORLD COMMITS CRIME ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AN AUTHORITY FIGURE."

MEGAN SINNOTT

"IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES AND IF EVERYTHING IS REALLY AS BLACK AND WHITE AS IT'S PRESENTED TO YOU."

ON MARCH FOURTH A BROCKVILLE POLICE OFFICER WAS ARRESTED BY AREA OPP AND CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, TWO COUNTS OF UTTERING THREATS AND THREE COUNTS OF BREACH OF UNDERTAKING.

THE OPP AREN'T RELEASING THE NAME OF THE ACCUSED IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM.

MORGANNE CAMPBELL:

MEMBERS OF THE BROCKVILLE POLICE SERVICE REMAIN TIGHT LIPPED ABOUT THE INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF THEIR OWN AFTER A PUBLICATION BAN WAS PUT ON THE TRIAL ON TUESDAY. MEMBERS OF THE BROCKVILLE POLICE SERVICES BOARD HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED NOT TO COMMENT TO THE MEDIA."

CKWS HAS LEARNED THAT THE OFFICER CHARGED BY THE OPP IS A 37 YEAR OLD PRESCOTT MAN.

DETAILS ABOUT WHERE OR WHEN THE CRIME TOOK PLACE... HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED - AND WILL LIKELY BE SUBJECT TO THE PUBLICATION BAN.

BUT THE FACT THAT THE ACCUSED A IS POLICE OFFICER... IS A DETAIL THAT HAS PEOPLE TALKING.

EMILY WILSON:

"ITS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ONLY ONE PERSON IT'S NOT EVERY PERSON IN AUTHORITY POSITION,

MORGANNE:

THE BROCKVILLE POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITH PAY PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE TRIAL. THE OFFICER WILL APPEAR IN A COURT ROOM MARCH 19 TO ANSWER TO THE MULTIPLE CHARGES. MORGANNE CAMPBELL CKWS BROCKVILLE.

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