Calgary police officer charged with assaulting handcuffed man

A Calgary Police Service officer has been charged with assaulting a handcuffed man in 2022. A Calgary police officer accused of beating a handcuffed man has been charged with assault, two years after injuring the arrestee to the point that he required hospitalization.

On Thursday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced charges against Const. David Wilhelm following a two-year investigation. Wilhelm is a 10-year member who, according to the Calgary Police Service , was placed on restricted duties during the investigation.The incident took place in the early morning hours of March 20, 2022, when a man was brought to CPS's arrest processing section.The man was injured and required hospitalization for treatment.

The results of the investigation were then sent to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, which found the evidence met its standard for prosecution.ABOUT THE AUTHORMeghan Grant is a justice affairs reporter. She has been covering courts, crime and stories of police accountability in southern Alberta for more than a decade. Send Meghan a story tip at meghan.grant@cbc.ca or follow her on Twitter.

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