The RCMP has completed its internal review of the extremely high number of sexual assaults that were deemed sa国际传媒渦nfoundedsa国际传媒� by police in 2018 and 2019, however, the results will not be made public for several more weeks.
According to police, the RCMP is in the process of reviewing the results before the report is released to the public.
sa国际传媒淲e have completed the review and are going through the results,sa国际传媒� wrote RCMP Cst. Solana Pare. sa国际传媒淲hen we have a full understanding of the results, we will provide an update which should be within the next few weeks.sa国际传媒�
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The Kelowna detachment came under fire in September after sa国际传媒 revealed 40 per cent of sexual assaults reported to police in 2019 were deemed sa国际传媒渦nfounded.sa国际传媒�
Unfounded cases mean police didnsa国际传媒檛 find evidence that the crime was attempted or that it occurred at all.
According to Statistics Canada, the RCMP received 82 reports of sexual assaults in Kelowna in 2018, 30 of which were deemed unfounded, which as a percentage is more than double the provincial average.
In response, the RCMP said it would conduct an internal investigation to try and find answers.
sa国际传媒淲e understand that there are many questions about the roots of these statistics, and wesa国际传媒檙e taking immediate steps to get answers,sa国际传媒� said Kelowna RCMP Cpl. Meghan Foster in November.
sa国际传媒淭he B.C. RCMP has conducted a preliminary review of these files, but we are currently not in a position to provide specific examples of why any of these investigations were deemed unfounded.
sa国际传媒淔or every investigation, there are many variables sa国际传媒� each investigation is different and we do not want to deter any other survivors from bravely coming forward to report a sexual assault.sa国际传媒�
In addition to the preliminary review, the Kelowna RCMP requested the RCMPsa国际传媒檚 Sexual Assault Review Team at its national headquarters review the unfounded sexual assault files from 2018 and 2019.
sa国际传媒淚f this review indicates that not all investigative steps were followed, the file will be designated for a secondary review to determine what additional steps need to be taken by investigators and will be sent back to the BC RCMP for further review and/or investigation,sa国际传媒� stated the RCMP in a news release at the time.
sa国际传媒淪exual assault is a devastating crime, and the RCMP is committed to improving how its employees respond to victims and investigate allegations of sexual assault.sa国际传媒�
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