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A Saint John police officer has been criminally charged with breach of public trust following a citizen complaint, while another officer is facing an investigation over a separate incident where a man allegedly suffered serious injuries while being arrested.
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‘The public’s trust and confidence are paramount to the Saint John Police,’ Chief Robert Bruce said in a statement Thursday. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
A Saint John police officer has been criminally charged with breach of public trust following a citizen complaint, while another officer is facing an investigation over a separate incident where a man allegedly suffered serious injuries while being arrested.
An 18-year veteran of the Saint John Police Force, a detective constable, has been charged with breach of trust by a public officer following an investigation by the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force, Staff Sgt. Shawna Fowler said Thursday.
She declined to disclose the officer’s name or any details about the nature of the alleged breach, including when it occurred.
But she did tell CBC News the offence occurs “when a person is an official or person of authority and their conduct represented a serious and marked departure from the standards expected of an individual in that position of public trust.”
According to the Criminal Code,
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