Quebec teen raped by sex offender in police vehicle suing for 'gross misconduct'

[Thomas the Tank Engine]

A young woman from an Inuit village in northern Quebec is suing  for $400,000 after she was left handcuffed in a police vehicle with a repeat sexual offender and sexually assaulted.

 

The woman, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, says she has suffered post-traumatic stress since the September 2011 attack in Tasiujaq, a lakeside community west of Ungava Bay that is only accessible by airplane, snowmobile or boat.

 

The lawsuit, which names the officer involved as well as the local police service and the regional government, alleges "a serious lack of professionalism and gross negligence," on behalf of the Kativik regional police.

 

It also states the officer's actions "show an incredible lack of concern for the safety of the plaintiff."

 

Neither the Kativik regional government nor the police force will comment on the events, citing the ongoing court case.

 

Inexperienced officer

 

Police had been called to remove the woman, who had been drinking while visiting relatives, from the premises at the request of the homeowner.

 

According to civil lawsuit documents filed at Quebec Superior Court last fall and initially obtained by La Presse, the woman was handcuffed and put in the back of a police car with a man who had been arrested earlier for causing a disturbance at another residence.

 

The man, Joe Kritik, had already been convicted of four sexual assaults at the time and was listed on the sexual offender registry.

He was not handcuffed.

 

The lone officer responsible, who had been on the job less than a month and was not authorized to carry a handgun, left the two in the back of the vehicle while she gathered details about the young woman from the complainant.

 

'The plaintiff was unable to defend herself'

 

According to the court documents, the officer returned and found Kritik with his pants down on top of the woman. The young woman testified in court that she was sexually assaulted.

 

[DocM]

W-T-F????

Just shut up and pay her. Twice.

Jeezzzz....

[Torolol]

only 39 month for repeat sex offender? that way too lax and certainly no 'correction' has ever occurred within him.

[Skiver Veteran]

That is one mistake that is completely unforgivable, I can't imagine any amount of money will ever compensate for that

[cork1958]

Why are we waiting almost 4 years to say anything about this and why was the guy even out of jail if he already had multiple sex offense counts against him?

 

This sounds fishy to me, but if true, some s**t is going to hit the fan, for sure!

 

Almost shouldn't matter that the cop was inexperienced. Common sense should have been in there some where.