Three off-duty Toronto Police Service officers are charged in Spain over an alleged sexual assault incident in Barcelona, according to police and statements reported by multiple Canadian outlets. Barcelona police say the alleged assault occurred on the evening of 13 May in the Ciutat Vella area, involving a taxi journey with a sex worker while the officers were vacationing. Toronto Police Service confirms the officers were arrested and subsequently charged, with a spokesperson saying the allegations are serious but not providing further specifics about the charges. CBC, Global News and the Winnipeg Free Press report that Toronto police do not disclose the precise nature of the allegations or charge wording publicly. The Guardian reports that local police in Catalonia describe the incident as taking place in a taxi and does not add additional factual details about what occurred. The Toronto Star adds that the officers showed badges to local police when detained, and that limited information has been released about the events of 13 May. The case is unfolding while the Toronto Police Service faces broader public scrutiny, and further details are expected as the matter proceeds through the Spanish justice process.
Three Toronto police officers charged in Barcelona over alleged sexual assault
Three off-duty Toronto Police Service officers are charged in Spain over an alleged sexual assault incident in Barcelona, according to police and statements reported by multiple Canadian outlets. Barc...
- Three off-duty Toronto police officers are charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Barcelona, Spain.
- The alleged incident is reported to have taken place on 13 May in the Ciutat Vella neighbourhood.
- Local police say the officers were traveling in a taxi with a sex worker.
- Toronto Police Service confirms the officers’ arrest and charging, describing the allegations as serious but not detailing the specific charges.
- Reports say the officers showed their badges to local police when detained.
Few of the details of what happened the night of May 13 in Barcelona have been made public.
3 months agoThree Canadian police officers were arrested in Spain over an alleged sexual assault of a sex worker in Barcelona, Toronto’s police force confirmed. The three officers — identified by Canadian outlets as Evan Glennie, Rich Rand and Caglar Yigit — The post Three Toronto Police Officers Arrested in Spain over Alleged Sexual Assault appeared first on Breitbart.
3 months agoOff-duty officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker in a taxi in Ciutat Vella, according to police in CataloniaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Three off-duty Toronto police officers have been charged with sexual assault while vacationing in Barcelona, in an incident likely to pile pressure on a force already under intense public scrutiny.According to police in Barcelona, the alleged assault occurred on the evening of 13 May, when the trio of police officers were travelling in a taxi with a sex worker in the Ciutat Vella neighbourhood of Barcelona. Continue reading...
3 months agoThree Toronto police officers were charged while on vacation in Barcelona, a Toronto Police Service spokesperson said. Toronto police did not provide details about the allegations, saying only that they are serious.
3 months agoThe force confirmed their arrest in a statement to Global News Monday; it did not say what type of charges they are facing.
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