An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with assaulting two men in an Airdrie hotel in 2022.
Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off duty at the time of the alleged attack, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
ASIRT announced the charges on Monday following a two-year investigation.
Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. He has been suspended with pay since the investigation began in late 2022, according to RCMP spokesman Fraser Logan.
Two men were injured
Court records show that the two alleged victims are male.
The attack was allegedly carried out on December 3, 2022, when “a group of people were having fun,” according to ASIRT.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs was ordered to investigate this matter on December 13, 2022.
ASIRT forwarded its investigation to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the case met its standard for prosecution.
Morla has been released from custody and is expected to make his first court appearance in Airdrie next week.
ASIRT investigates cases involving the police that result in serious injury or death, as well as allegations of police misconduct.