REGINA – A pilot project launched in Regina last month is helping sexual assault victims file reports without giving their names.
The program is part of services provided by the Regina Sexual Assault Centre.
Spokeswoman Pat Robinson says there are some restrictions on who can file an anonymous report.
A person has to be at least 18 and not be in a past or current relationship with the alleged attacker.
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Nor can the report be anonymous if the suspect is a police officer.
Robinson says counsellors are provided to help a suspect file a complaint.
“They can come to one of the counsellors at the sexual assault centre (and) write a report. We would give it a number, with no name, and then file it with the Regina-region RCMP or Regina Police Service,” she said.
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The service doesn’t preclude anyone from coming forward at a later date.
“If they’ve filed an anonymous report … two months or three years later they can come forward and actually do a formal report as well.”
Robinson says the project began on Jan. 1 and data is still being collected to see if it should be continued.
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