Halton, Canada – A quarantine screening officer hired and trained by Canada’s federal health agency but employed by a private security company has been charged after allegedly demanding a cash fine from an Ontario resident and subsequently sexually assaulting her when she refused payment.
Halton Regional Police say the accused, a 27-year-old man from Hamilton whose full name is Hemant, attended the Oakville home on February 18th to carry out a quarantine compliance check, telling the resident she was in violation of a quarantine order.
Under Canada’s Quarantine Act, designated screening officers regularly visit travellers’ quarantine locations to ensure they are complying with the mandatory two week quarantine requirements.
The officers are not police, have no powers of arrest and cannot issue a ticket.
Police allege the accused demanded the quarantined resident pay a fine.
Police added, “When the victim declined to pay, she was sexually assaulted by the accused.”
The police refused to identify the security company where the man was employed, but say he has been suspended.
The accused now faces charges of extortion and sexual assault, and was released from custody to appear in court in Milton, Ont. on March 23.
All people entering Canada are required to isolate for 14 days. Designated screening officers can then visit quarantine locations to confirm the person is where they said they would be in quarantine when they arrived in Canada.
Police advise, “Screening officers should never be demanding payment of any kind during a quarantine-compliance check.”
Police urged anyone who might have had a similar experience to contact their local police.
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