The officer and the woman had been involved in a relationship. Sometime between July 30 and Sept. 3, 2018, the officer and the woman were alone at her residence in Edmonton. As the woman attempted to end the relationship and asked the officer to leave, it is alleged that the officer proceeded to commit a serious sexual assault. The officer was off-duty at the time.
The evidence gathered during the investigation provided reasonable grounds to believe that an offence had been committed and, as is required by the Police Act, the investigation was forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) for an opinion on whether the evidence met the Crown standard for prosecution.
Having received and reviewed the Crown opinion, and having carefully examined the evidence obtained in the investigation, ASIRT executive director Susan Hughson, QC, made the determination that the officer should be charged. On Jan. 22, 2021, Cpl. Kire Kondoski was arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault. Cpl. Kondoski was released on an undertaking with conditions to appear in Edmonton Provincial Court on March 4, 2021.
Questions regarding the officer’s duty status should be addressed to the RCMP.
As this matter is now before the courts, no further information will be released.
This release is distributed by the Government of Alberta on behalf of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.