Toronto Cops Charged in Assault on Spanish Sex Worker

Three Toronto police officers on vacation in Spain are facing criminal charges after a sex worker reported a violent encounter in Barcelona, authorities say. Spanish police say a woman phoned for help from a taxi in the early hours of May 13, alleging she'd been assaulted by three men. She told investigators she had arranged to meet one of the men but was confronted with an unexpected group scenario; when she refused, she says she was insulted, groped, and beaten, per the BBC. Police described her as in shock with visible facial injuries; she was taken to a hospital and later filed a complaint.

Two suspects were arrested that night; one has been charged with sexual assault and causing bodily harm, another with resistance and disobedience. The third man, alleged to have beaten the woman, was detained Friday in Palma de Mallorca after a chase, per reports. They're named as Const. Evan Glennie, Rich Rand, and Calgar Yigit, per Global News and the Toronto Sun. Toronto police did not name the officers but confirmed all three are members of the force and were traveling privately, not on official duty. They were reportedly in Barcelona for a soccer tournament. One officer was suspended with pay after returning to Canada, and the other two will be suspended with pay when they return, the force said, per the CBC.