Robert Hartlen, a former auxiliary police officer in Fredericton, was expected to choose Thursday how he wanted to be tried for sexual assault, but instead all charges against him were dropped.
Robert Hartlen had faced charges of sexual assault, possessing child sex abuse materials
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 09, 2026 11:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Crown has dropped three charges against former auxiliary police officer Robert Hartlen. (Tom Steepe/CBC)
Robert Hartlen, a former auxiliary police officer in Fredericton, was expected to choose Thursday how he wanted to be tried for sexual assault, but instead all charges against him were dropped.
Hartlen was charged in May with two counts of possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and one count of sexual assault.
On Thursday, Crown prosecutor Abigayle King told provincial court Judge Mélanie Poirier LeBlanc she was presenting a motion to withdraw all three charges.
Defence lawyer T.J. Burke didn’t oppose the motion, and nothing else was said about the case in court.
Hartlen was a volunteer member of the Fredericton Police Force’s auxiliary program between 2010 and 2015.
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