Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain over alleged assault
Three Toronto police officers were arrested in Spain for allegedly assaulting a sex worker. The incident occurred while the officers were on vacation and not in an official capacity. They have since returned to Canada and have been suspended with pay pending further investigation.
- ▪The officers were charged with sexual and physical assault in Barcelona on May 13.
- ▪One officer was taken into custody on May 15, while another was arrested and later released.
- ▪The Toronto Police Service confirmed that all three officers are now back in Canada.
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Open this photo in gallery:The three Canadian officers were charged with the alleged sexual and physical assault of a sex worker in Barcelona on May 13, Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalonian police force, said.JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThree off-duty Toronto police officers were arrested in Spain last week and have been charged in an alleged assault of a sex worker in Barcelona, according to the local police force.The officers were on vacation and were not travelling in an official capacity, the Toronto Police Service confirmed.Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalonian police force, told The Globe and Mail that the incident took place in a taxi in the neighborhood of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona on May 13.
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