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OPP constable charged with sexual assault in incidents involving three women: SIU
The SIU says the allegations involved three women and led to six criminal charges after investigators found reasonable grounds to proceed.
- On Monday, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit charged Ontario Provincial Police Constable Zahid Javed with three counts each of sexual assault and breach of trust involving three women between August 2024 and October 2025.
- The investigation began after the Ontario Provincial Police contacted the SIU on February 6, 2026, regarding an initial allegation; further claims involving two additional women emerged during the watchdog's probe.
- SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were reasonable grounds to believe Javed had committed criminal offences. Javed was arrested Monday at SIU headquarters and released on conditions prohibiting contact with the complainants.
- Javed is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland next month to face the charges. The SIU stated it will not comment further while the case is before the courts.
- The allegations against the Southern Georgian Bay detachment officer have not been proven in court, and legal proceedings remain ongoing. This presumption of innocence will frame all proceedings until adjudication.
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Southern Georgian Bay OPP officer charged with sexual assault, breach of trust: SIU
An Ontario Provincial Police officer from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust following an investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
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Southern Georgian Bay OPP officer faces six charges, including sexual assault
A Southern Georgian Bay officer is facing six charges, including three counts of sexual assault, following an investigation by the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The SIU says it has reasonable grounds to believe an officer with the detachment committed criminal offences between Aug. 2024 and Oct. 2025. The investigation began after Ontario Provincial Police notified the SIU on Feb. 6, 2026, about an allegation of sexual assault in…
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