Teenager testifies at trial of Mountie accused of sexually assaulting her

The trial for a New Brunswick RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting a minor began in Saint John on Monday morning with testimony from the complainant. 

Const. Osama Ibrahim is facing five charges — assault, sexual assault, choking during an assault, using or threatening to use a weapon during an assault, and breach of trust.

Ibrahim, who works with the RCMP in the Woodstock area, pleaded not guilty last December to all five charges.

The trial began with testimony from the complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

She told the court she first met Ibrahim in December 2021, when she was 16 and he was 27. She said Ibrahim showed up a couple of times in uniform at the Saint John restaurant where she worked. The visits became more frequent and Ibrahim also struck up a friendship with the girl's father and brother. 

By early January 2022, Ibrahim was visiting her house regularly and by late January, he told her he intended to propose marriage. 

The 18-year-old student testified that her mother told Ibrahim during a Facetime call that her daughter was too young and that the two should get to know each other. 

She said that's when he became domineering and violent when they were alone. 

She said he soon started "saying bad stuff and doing bad stuff to me."

She said he often showed her family his weapons, and when they were alone, "he would threaten me with it to do things." 

She said he would hit, pinch and bite her. He pulled her hair, slapped her face, and would use his considerable size advantage to push her around and prevent her from leaving. 

"I was actually scared, because he was actually hurting me." 

She said he seemed to enjoy it.

"When I was hurt, he would be happy."