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Unfounded cases mean police didn香蕉视频直播檛 find evidence that the crime was attempted or that it occurred at all.
According to Statistics Canada, the RCMP received 82 reports of sexual assaults in Kelowna in 2018, 30 of which were deemed unfounded, which as a percentage is more than double the provincial average.
In response, the RCMP said it would conduct an internal investigation to try and find answers.
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香蕉视频直播淭he B.C. RCMP has conducted a preliminary review of these files, but we are currently not in a position to provide specific examples of why any of these investigations were deemed unfounded.
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In addition to the preliminary review, the Kelowna RCMP requested the RCMP香蕉视频直播檚 Sexual Assault Review Team at its national headquarters review the unfounded sexual assault files from 2018 and 2019.
香蕉视频直播淚f this review indicates that not all investigative steps were followed, the file will be designated for a secondary review to determine what additional steps need to be taken by investigators and will be sent back to the BC RCMP for further review and/or investigation,香蕉视频直播� stated the RCMP in a news release at the time.
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