The Special Investigations Unit has charged a Waterloo police officer with sexual assault. The police watchdog declined to provide further detail. A spokesman for the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, which oversees the police college in Aylmer, Ont., declined to comment. In consideration of the fair trial interests of the accused, the SIU will make no further comment,” read the statement, released Wednesday. The charge stems from allegations made against the officer while he and the complainant were at the Ontario Police College last April, according to a press release from the SIU.

Source: thestar June 15, 2016 19:55 UTC