Vancouver Police Union slams deputy chief's 'overly charged' comments on sexual assault case
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The president of the Vancouver Police Union is taking aim at one of the department's highest-ranking officers, criticizing the "tone and language" she used when informing the public that two members of another force had been arrested for sexual assault.
Warning: This story contains a reference to suicide.
The president of the Vancouver Police Union is taking aim at one of the department's highest-ranking officers, criticizing the "tone and language" she used when informing the public that two members of another force had been arrested for sexual assault.
Ralph Kaisers penned a letter to members in the wake of the news that an investigation led by the Vancouver Police Department resulted in two officers with the Central Saanich Police Service being criminally charged in connection to allegations they sexually assaulted the same woman.
One of those officers, Sgt. Matthew Ball, died by suicide after being released from custody, sources have confirmed to CTV News.
Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson – who leads the VPD's investigations section and reports directly to Chief Const. Adam Palmer – announced the charges via a media release and news conference Tuesday.
In Kaisers' letter, obtained by CTV News, he takes issue with one specific quote from the written statement.
"Allegations like these are deeply corrosive to the public trust police officers depend on to keep their communities safe,” Wilson said.
