An Indigenous man kicked in the head by an Edmonton police constable has launched a private prosecution after the Alberta Crown declined to lay charges against the officer.
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Pacey Dumas and his lawyer, Heather Steinke-Attia, were in the Alberta court of justice Monday to swear a private information against Const. Ben Todd alleging aggravated assault.The case will go before a judge next month to determine whether Todd will be formally charged., despite a scathing opinion from the province’s police watchdog finding “ACPS did not elaborate on its decision, besides saying it did not believe it could win the case.
Steinke-Attia said ACPS’s refusal to prosecute left private prosecution as one of their few alternatives. Dumas is also pursuing aThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“ASIRT investigated, concluded criminal charges were warranted, and the Crown prosecution service refused to prosecute,” Steinke-Attia said Monday. “They have effectively blocked access to justice for this family.
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