Officers make victim-blaming comments on radio show discussing sexual assault

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Incident Title
Officers make victim-blaming comments on radio show discussing sexual assault
Incident ID
221085
Incident Description
Zalaski made comments on a CHED radio show in 2010 about sexual assault, that he later apologized for. Zalaski said, "If you are going to go out drinking and you're are going to get involved in that environment where you know there are a lot of predators, you know there's a lot of people out there, you are dressing in a certain manners and dancing a certain ways, you are creating opportunity shall I say... there is consequences, not saying anyone deserves to be victimized, but the fact is you have to mitigate how you become a victim."
Incident Date
2010
Incident City
Edmonton
Type of Abuse
Sexual violence
Authority Involved
Edmonton Police Service
Officer Name
Aubrey Zalaski; Patrick Tracy
Submission Source
External Database Import
Submission Source Affiliation
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
Collection
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
Additional Details
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Archive Publication Date
July 31, 2022
Archive Last Update
July 31, 2022
Tags
public comments; sexual assault; credibility
Confidentiality/Restrictions
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