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Halton Police Charge Hamilton Constable With Possessing and Transmitting Child Sexual Abuse Material

The 19-year Hamilton officer previously worked as a school liaison, the board says.

A Hamilton police constable faces child exploitation charges following a Halton Regional Police investigation and has been suspended without pay.
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Const. Dave Hamilton, 43, is a 19-year member of the Hamilton Police Service. He is pictured here in a ProAction Cops and Kids magazine from 2017. On Feb. 25, Halton Regional Police Service said it arrested and charged Hamilton with possessing and transmitting child sexual abuse material.

Overview

  • Halton Regional Police arrested 43-year-old Const. David Hamilton of Burlington on Feb. 25 after alleged offences on Jan. 3–4 in Burlington.
  • He faces one count of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material and one count of transmitting such material.
  • Hamilton Police Service has suspended him without pay, and he is being held in custody pending a bail hearing in Milton.
  • Officials say the case is before the courts and are limiting comment, with Halton seeking tips to its Internet Child Exploitation Unit or Crime Stoppers, attention Det. Sgt. Todd Martin.
  • The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board says Hamilton served as a police liaison in its schools from 2014 to 2016 and volunteered at an after-school program.