Veteran Regina police officer charged after database ‘improperly accessed’ - BERITAJA

A seasoned Regina police serviceman has been charged aft the force’s soul database was “improperly accessed,” according to police.

Police claimed the officer, who has been pinch the work for a decade, had accessed the database connected aggregate occasions betwixt 2021 and 2023.

“The serviceman utilized the database to hunt the complainant, arsenic good arsenic members of their family and friends, without a valid activity purpose,” the unit alleged successful a news merchandise Thursday.

The unit said the constabulary main suspended the serviceman without pay, and ordered him to participate successful mandatory morals and accountability training, arsenic good arsenic further entree and privateness training. He is besides taxable to ongoing random audits for a minimum of 2 years, constabulary added.

The unit added that a “proactive report” was besides made to the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Last December, the privateness commissioner issued 9 recommendations, 8 of which were either already successful believe aliases are now successful progress, constabulary said.

One of those recommendations was conveying the matter to the lawyer wide of Saskatchewan for an sentiment connected a non-criminal prosecution. Last week, the lawyer wide consented to the charge, constabulary said.

If convicted, the serviceman will beryllium taxable to a good of not much than $50,000 aliases imprisonment for not much than 1 year.

“As Chief of Police I judge this guidance from the Attorney General,” Chief Lorilee Davie said successful the release.

“We are committed to making meaningful improvements to our processes and oversight and to beryllium much reflective of the expectations of the nationalist erstwhile it comes to constabulary accountability. This result sends a beardown connection not only to our labor but to the full organization erstwhile it comes to privacy.”