Calgary police shoot down pool indecent exposure misinformation
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CPS say despite the protests outside the Canyon Meadows Pool where the incident was rumoured to happen, a thorough police investigation showed the allegations are unfounded.
Calgary police are setting the record straight about an alleged indecent exposure at a city pool.
CPS say despite the protests outside the Canyon Meadows Pool where the incident involving a transgender individual was rumoured to happen, a thorough police investigation showed the allegations are unfounded.
“This incident did not take place as initially reported on social media. There was no act of indecent exposure,” CPS said in a statement, calling it misinformation that harms the community.
The protests, which include street preachers, often target the city’s LGBTQ2 community.
One such protest on Feb. 12 resulted in two tickets written on site for breaking the city’s noise bylaw. Officers were doing further investigations that could result in ticketing under the city’s street harassment bylaw — a bylaw that protects against harassment based on race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender.
Events at the Chinook Blast winter festival were also cancelled over fears for safety from planned protests.
More protests are apparently planned for Saturday at city hall and at a library.