Overview
- The Special Investigations Unit said May 21 that its director, Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe former Durham Regional Police officer Kevin Seamons committed multiple offences tied to allegations from 2003.
- Seamons faces 22 Criminal Code charges that news reports list as six counts of sexual assault, one count of sexual assault with a weapon, seven counts of sexual exploitation, six counts of breach of trust, one count of pointing a firearm, and one count of assault with a weapon.
- After a Canada‑wide warrant, RCMP arrested Seamons in Morinville, Alberta on May 20 and he has since been released under conditions that bar contact with the complainant; he is due to appear in Oshawa court on June 5.
- The SIU originally investigated the matter in 2003 and relaunched the case in 2024 after the complainant provided new information, and the agency says it will not release further details because the matter is before the courts.
- The SIU is an independent civilian watchdog that probes alleged police misconduct and serious incidents, and this case could prompt renewed scrutiny of how past police conduct and investigations are reviewed as the court process unfolds.