Red Deer RCMP officer ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges

A provincial court judge has ruled there’s enough evidence to send a Red Deer, Alta., RCMP officer to trial on charges that include two counts of sexual assault.

Last Friday’s ruling followed a five-day preliminary hearing for Const. Jason Tress.

The 31-year-old Mountie was charged in March 2017 following an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team that began in July of the previous year.

The eight-year member of the RCMP was suspended with pay in August 2016.

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The assault charges deal with incidents that allegedly occurred in 2012 and 2016. The officer is also facing two counts of criminal breach of trust.

A trial date has not been set and Tress remains suspended from duty until his charges are dealt with in court.