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OPP launches sex -assault review
The force will look again at 4,000 investigation
reports deemed "unfounded" over five years
Jennifer Bieman
Postmedia Network
The OPP, which polices much
of rural Southwestern Ontario, is
launching a review of about
4,000 sexual assault investiga-
tion reports that were desig-
nated as "unfounded" in recent
years. Ontario Provincial Police
Commissioner Vince Iiawkes
said the review will cover allega-
tions made between 2010 and
2014. The move comes in the
fallout of a Toronto newspaper
report that exposed deep flaws
in the way investigators treat
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sexual assault allegations in
Canada. A harsh spotlight was
particularly trained on the Lon-
don police for dismissing as
unfounded nearly one-third of
sexual assault allegations over a
five-year period.
That compares with national fig-
ures itidicatilig one in five such alle-
gations, or 20 per cent, were classified
as baseless by investigators.
Federal Public Safety Minister
Ralph Goodale is urging police
across the country to reassess
how they manage sex assault
complaints.
Hawkes says the OPP takes all
reports of sexual assault and vio-
lence seriously and "uses all
resources necessary to conduct
complete, thorough and profes-
sional investigations."
He says the force will examine
the cases over the next several
weeks and release a statement at
the conclusion of the review,
which will include a summary of
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"We have policies and pro-
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training for investigators, and
layers of supervision and review
for these types of investiga-
tions," Ilawkes said in a news
release Wednesday. "We are
strongly committed to continu-
ously seek improvement in
order to earn and maintain the
public's confidence and trust."
Hawkes said if it's determined
that any sexual assault report was
not properly investigated by the
OPP, the investigation will be
re -opened.
London police and York
Regional Police have already
announced they'll review how
they handle such cases.
Goodale is urging police
forces to review not only past
cases, but also their operating
procedures.
"The Minister of Public Safety
has raised this with the RCMP
Commissioner directly and has
called on other police forces in
Canada to examine this as well,"
Goodale's office wrote in an
emailed statement.
"No victim should fear that
their case won't be taken seri-
ously by police."
At the OPP's Orillia headquar-
ters, Sgt. Peter Leon said the
review of how the OPP investi-
gates sexual assaults in all 163 of
its detachments has already
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begun. "We're going to go back
and look at each and every occur-
rence and the investigation and
the outcomes so that we can be
comfortable when we do make a
formal statement," he said.
The OPP audit, and the push for
a national investigation, struck a
chord with a London academic
involved in the fight against
domestic violence.
"It is very welcome news. I'm
going to say that this is a break-
through. We're starting to pay
attention to how difficult it is for
survivors in the criminal justice
system." said Barb MacQuarrie, of
Western University's Centre for
Research and Education on Vio-
lence Against Women and
Children.
Hawkes said "it will take some
time" for the OPP to complete its
review, but "if warranted, we will
expand the review."
The OPP also encouraged vic-
tims to continue to come forward
and report crimes.
"I want all victims of sexual
assault or any crime to have confi-
dence in the OPP and our ability
to investigate crimes and bring
those responsible to justice,"
Hawkes said.
MacQuarrie said it's encourag-
ing the issue is being pushed into
the spotlight, and said she hopes
the various police reviews will
produce meaningful change.
"This is just unprecedented, the
attention that the issue is finally -
getting," she said. "It's a real sign
that we're taking survivors seri-
ously and that we're willing to
understand more about the survi-
vor's perspective in this."
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