Sexual assault trial against Windsor police officer starts today
A trial is set to begin Monday morning where Windsor police Staff Sgt. Ken Price is facing four counts of sexual assault.
The complainant is a Windsor police employee, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. In addition to the criminal charges, she also filed an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) early last year.
The HRTO documents outline a number of allegations between 2011 and 2021.
None of those claims have been proven in court and the HRTO process is still ongoing.
Price 'absolutely denies any wrongdoing'
Price's lawyer, Dan Scott, previously told CBC News that his client "absolutely denies any wrongdoing."
In 2012, the complainant alleges Price pushed her onto a couch at work and climbed on top of her.
Then, Price allegedly spread her legs apart and moved his body between them.
"He started to dry hump me like three to four times. I could feel what appeared to be his [penis]," the allegations read.
"I barely could defend myself. I felt paralyzed. I felt like I was in shock. I felt numb like I wanted to scream, but I could not," the complainant says in the HRTO complaint.
During that alleged incident, the complainant said, a constable and staff sergeant were witnesses. Both names were redacted in the documents.
The HRTO documents also call into question when Windsor police first found out about these allegations.
In a news release in January 2024 when Price was charged, Windsor police said it "immediately addressed" the situation when they became aware of the allegations.
However, the complainant said in her HRTO complaint that several employees either witnessed or were told about what she said happened years before the service said it found out.
The Windsor Police Service fought to have the HRTO records kept confidential. But after a four-month process, the tribunal granted CBC News full access to a copy of the allegations, with the names of the complainant and witnesses redacted.
More to come.
If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911. For support in your area, you can look for crisis lines and local services via the Ending Violence Association of Canada database.
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