Vancouver 2010: Olympic Security Police -Charges -Sexual Assault

by Sudha Krishna | February 20, 2010 at 12:26 am

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Two members of the of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Security Police detail or the Integrated Security Unit ( ISU) face sexual assault charges CTV is reporting.

The two alleged assaults happened aboard a cruise ship where out-of-town security force members are residing during the Games.

The suspects are RCMP officers. The alleged victims are also police officers.

The alleged incidents were apparently fuelled by alcohol. While military officers are forbidden from consuming alcohol on the ships, police officers are not.

The Vancouver Police Department is overseeing both investigations.

Meanwhile, another RCMP officer assigned to the Olympic security detail has been charged with theft under $5,000

Charged was Staff Sgt. Suzanne Martel, a 19-year RCMP veteran stationed in Ottawa who had been temporarily seconded to the Integrated Security Unit, the combined force performing security duties for the Games.

The charges against Martel were confirmed late Friday by Robin Baird, a Crown counsel with B.C.'s Justice Branch.

The theft allegedly occurred Feb. 11 at a Winners clothing store in Burnaby.

In total, CBC reports, about 11 members of the ISU (Integrated Security Unit) have been suspended from their normal duties.