RCMP officer given probation for 2017 assault of fellow officer

Jul 30, 2019 | 1:48 PM

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A former staff sergeant with an RCMP detachment in northeastern Alberta has been given probation for touching a female colleague without consent at a Christmas party.

Jason Keays, who is 44, was charged with sexual assault but pleaded guilty in Fort McMurray court to common assault.

Court heard he was a member of the Wood Buffalo RCMP when he slapped the woman’s behind at the off-duty party in 2017.

Crown Prosecutor Ron Simenik says the victim, who was a subordinate of Keays, was left emotionally and psychologically distressed.

RCMP officer given probation for 2017 assault of fellow officer

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