City of Edmonton peace officer accused of impersonating police, sexual assault

A peace officer with the City of Edmonton is being accused of impersonating a police officer and sexual assault, after allegedly using a uniform to gain access to a woman’s apartment.

Court documents allege the impersonation happened over two months between the start of May and July 6.

But neither the city nor EPS told the public after the suspect was arrested nearly two weeks ago.

According to court documents obtained by CityNews, 34-year-old Kyle Edmund Boozan, a City of Edmonton peace officer, has been accused of using a badge, article of clothing or equipment that would lead someone to believe was a uniformed police officer, to obtain a key from a woman, and later illegally entering the woman’s home on July 6th and sexually assaulting her.

Boozan was arrested in Calgary on July 12th.

“This is exactly the type of thing that they publicize in order to determine if there are other victims and see if they’ll come forward,” said Tom Engle, chair of the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association Policing Committee.

Engel believes the city and police had a duty to warn the public once the charges were laid.

Edmonton police told CityNews that the investigation is ongoing with parts of the case involving a publication ban.

“I’d just like to also say like we weren’t holding or hiding the information, it was like the timing of the release of information was important, especially with the court process going on and our investigation,” said Warren Dreichel, interim co-chief of police of the Edmonton Police Service.

EPS said in a statement there was no duty to warn because “…there was no ongoing access to EPS materials, no reason to believe that the accused would continue to offend and there was no indication of further danger to the public.”

However, Engel says, “I think the most reasonable explanation is that both the city and EPS had no intention of letting this see the light of day.”

The City of Edmonton confirmed Boozan is an employee, but he is not working at this time. Adding, his employment status will be determined based on the results of an investigation.

“All City employees are expected to conduct themselves professionally, be law-abiding and adhere to the City’s Employee Code of Conduct. The City of Edmonton will work with EPS should they require information relating to this arrest,” said the City in a statement to CityNews.

Police say the officer whose uniform was used, had “no knowledge of the incident and was not involved in any way.” Saying there will be “no disciplinary process in this matter.”

Boozan was released with a long list of conditions. His next court appearance is scheduled for August 6.