NAPS Officer charged with sexual assault

OPP News Release

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Attawapiskat - On May 20th , 2007, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) requested Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assistance with a sexual assault investigation after receiving a complaint from the community about the actions of an off-duty NAPS officer involving a 16 year old female from within the community.

Charged with one count of Sexual Assault and one count of Sexual Exploitation is Kristopher Rowe, 27 years old from Moose Factory, ON. The accused has been released on a Promise to Appear in Attawapiskat court August 15, 2007.

The investigation is being conducted by members of the NAPS and the OPP North East Region Crime Unit under the direction of Detective Inspector Tim Millar, OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.

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