Two police officers have been charged following last year’s IBAC investigation into alleged assaults by police at the Ballarat Police Station.
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A female Leading Senior Constable, from the Western Region, has been charged on summons with one count of common law assault.
A male Senior Constable, from the Western Region, has been charged on summons with two counts of common law assault.
The charges related to allegations of assault that occurred at Ballarat Police Station in January 2015.
Both members will appear in Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on 6 March.
The members have been transferred to non-operational duties.
IBAC hearings in June, 2016 investigated numerous instances of excessive force by Ballarat Police.
Note: *a suppression order prohibits naming the officers that have been charged.
