Three off-duty Canadian cops have been arrested in Spain over the alleged assault of a girl whereas on vacation in Barcelona, officers mentioned Thursday.
Two males have been arrested on Might thirteenth, whereas a 3rd was detained two days in a while the Spanish island of Mallorca, the place he had flown after the alleged assault, a spokesman for the Catalan regional police mentioned.
The alleged assault passed off within the early hours of Might thirteenth whereas the three males have been in a taxi with a prostitute within the historic centre of Barcelona, he added, saying the boys groped and hit the girl.
Barcelona-based every day El Periodico de Catalunya, which first reported the story, mentioned the boys allegedly tried to power the girl to have intercourse with all three of them and, when she refused, the trio turned aggressive.
Catalan police gave no particulars in regards to the males, however a spokesman for the Toronto’s municipal police confirmed experiences they have been off-duty officers with the power. He informed Canadian media they’d be suspended.
Of the 2 males arrested in Barcelona, one has been charged with sexual assault and bodily hurt, whereas the opposite was launched, the Catalan police spokesman mentioned. He returned to Canada however stays beneath investigation.
Costs for the person arrested in Mallorca haven’t but been specified.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow mentioned that if the officers are discovered responsible, they “ought to be punished,” calling the allegations “severe”.
“Public belief in policing is key,” she informed a information convention in Toronto on Tuesday.
The case comes as Toronto’s police power reels from a collection of corruption investigations involving allegations that officers took bribes and assisted drug traffickers, damaging its popularity.
