Police chief of Bridgewater, N.S., facing allegations of sexual assault of youth
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — A veteran police chief in Bridgewater, N.S., has been placed on leave while investigators look into allegations of sexual assault and obstruction of justice made against him in relation to a teenaged girl.
Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team, or SIRT, announced earlier this month it was investigating information from an outside police force about the incidents involving the teen.
David Walker, the mayor of Bridgewater, confirmed Monday that Chief John Collyer is the person being investigated and that he was placed on administrative leave by the community’s police commission several weeks ago.
Walker says he was caught off guard by the allegations.