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Former Durham Cop Charged in 2003 Sexual Assault Investigation
The watchdog says new information led to 22 charges, including six sexual assault counts, after reopening the case in 2024.
- The Special Investigations Unit charged former Durham Regional Police Service officer Kevin Seamons with 22 criminal offences on Thursday after Mounties arrested him in Alberta Wednesday night on a Canada-wide warrant.
- Alleged incidents from 2003 involving a 17-year-old in Bowmanville prompted the charges, though the SIU initially investigated at the time and only reopened the case two years ago after the complainant, referred to as "Jane Doe," came forward.
- Director Joseph Martino found "reasonable grounds" to believe Seamons committed the offences, including six counts of sexual assault and seven counts of sexual exploitation. Court records note he served as a DRPS constable beginning in 1987.
- Seamons has been released under several conditions, including a ban on communicating with the complainant, and is required to appear in an Oshawa courtroom on June 5.
- The SIU stated it will not release further information as the case is now before the courts, following Seamons' prior guilty plea to 10 of 20 misconduct charges after an Ontario Civilian Police Commission appeal hearing regarding his 2006 dismissal.
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Former Durham police officer charged after relaunch of historic sexual assault investigation
A former Durham Regional Police Service officer is facing nearly two dozen criminal charges in connection with several incidents that allegedly occurred two decades ago, after new information was brought forward, Ontario's police watchdog says.
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Former Durham Region police officer facing sex assault charges dating back to 2003
A former Durham Region police officer is facing a slew of sexual assault charges related to alleged incidents involving a teen girl more than two decades ago.
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