A former
Ottawa Police Service deputy chief
pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in court after he was
accused of sexually assaulting
a female colleague more than a decade ago.
The plea was part of a joint submission by Crown and defence lawyers that saw Uday Jaswal plead guilty to breach of trust.
Justice Robert Horton accepted the plea in court on Monday.
Jaswal was given a six-month conditional sentence, including 60 days of house arrest.
A conditional sentence is served in the community, which means Jaswal will not be in custody. He will have to report to a supervisor and be under strict supervision at all times
It comes after Jaswal was charged with sexual assault by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) last June.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Jaswal met the woman at his office while he was on duty in 2011, when Jaswal was serving as an acting inspector with Ottawa police, where both consumed alcohol and then engaged in sexual activity.
The woman then reported the matter internally in 2023, which was then investigated by the SIU and Jaswal was later charged.
He maintained that the sex was consensual.
Jaswal resigned from the OPS in 2022
, nearly two years after a suspension over sexual harassment allegations and just days ahead of an Ontario Civilian Police Commission hearing on the matter.
— With files from Aedan Helmer
