Student charged in Hate Crime investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 16, 2023   9:10 am

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Hate and Bias Crime Unit has charged a student following an investigation into a school incident in the 1500 block of Tenth Line Road.

In October 2022, incidents of hate were reported to frontline officers.

The incidents had occurred in September and October and had been sent to another student via email. The messages were motivated by sexual orientation.

Last week, the Hate and Bias Crime Unit charged the student responsible for sending the messages. The student (who will not be named as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act) was charged criminally.

The charges include counselling suicide, criminal harassment, and mischief.

The student is set to appear in court at a later date.

We encourage anyone who has experienced a hate incident to report it to us for further investigation.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of a hate-motivated crime, please report it to the Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222, ext. 7300 or online.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.

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