Key points:
They allegedly occurred in Adelaide’s south-west last year
The police commissioner says the charges were laid after an audit of body-worn cameras
Benjamin Oliver McLeod, 38, faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court for the first time this morning charged with three counts of aggravated assault causing harm and two counts of aggravated assault.
The offences allegedly occurred in the south-western Adelaide suburbs of Glandore, Glenelg, Black Forest and Novar Gardens in August and December last year.
Mr McLeod has been placed on simple bail conditions, including being banned from contacting 38 police officers and from leaving the state.
The matter will return to court in June.
Calls for Tea Tree Gully Mayor Kevin Knight to resign over inappropriate conduct towards female councillor abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
02:35 EDT, 14 April 2021
Two South Australian police officers have been charged with assault after an investigation by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
In a public statement on Wednesday, commissioner Ann Vanstone QC said it would be alleged several police patrols became involved in an extended pursuit of a man suspected to be driving a stolen vehicle in October 2019.
The man eventually abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, running through a number of properties before hiding.
Two South Australian police officers have been charged with assault after an investigation by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (stock)
Police found him and told him to raise his hands, and lie on the ground, which he did.
Suspect s phone returned amid Independent Commissioner Against Corruption probe
Posted 6
AprApril 2021 at 5:47am
The Supreme Court did not name the suspect, due to the ICAC Act s strict secrecy provisions.
(
Print text only
Cancel
A corruption suspect in South Australia has won a Supreme Court bid for the return of their seized phone, but the state s anti-corruption commissioner will have access to an electronic copy of most of its contents, including text messages between the suspect and their lawyers.
Key points:
It had been seized by the state s anti-corruption commissioner under a search warrant
The court ordered hard copies of some messages on the phone be provided to the ICAC