In July 2016 the RCMP were made aware of allegations against RCMP Constable Jason Tress and the issue was immediately referred to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).

Today, ASIRT announced that the agency’s investigation into three incidents involving Cst. Tress have resulted in criminal charges.

Two of the incidents occurred when Cst. Tress was on duty.

The ASIRT investigation has resulted in Cst. Tress being charged with the following:

 

·       One count of sexual assault and one count of criminal breach of trust arising out of the initial investigation involving one woman, relating to an incident that occurred in 2016.

·       One count of criminal breach of trust in relation to a separate incident and woman unrelated to the previous two counts, but which also occurred in 2016.

·       One count of sexual assault in relation to a third woman, stemming from an unrelated incident that occurred in 2012.

 

Cst. Tress has been released on conditions and will appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on April 12, 2017.

In August 2016 Cst. Tress was suspended as a result of the initial allegations.

He will remain off duty until the internal processes and all criminal charges against him are resolved.

ASIRT says it's alleged that one sexual assault occurred in the Red Deer detachment in 2016 while another is alleged to have happened in 2012.

Tress faces two counts of sexual assault involving two women and two counts of breach of trust -- one of which involves a third woman.

A spokeswoman for the A-S-I-R-T would not say if the complainants worked for the RCMP or if they were people who were being held in custody

No further information will be provided at this time as this matter is before the courts.