00:01Well, this comes off the back of a major multi-months-long investigation by Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog IBAC.
00:08Now, their police complaints team formed a special force called Operation Bunya, tasked with investigating allegations that this leading senior
00:17constable allegedly assaulted a teenager during an arrest in Braybrook, that's a suburb in Melbourne's west, in October last year.
00:25Now, IBAC has today confirmed it has now charged that officer with four counts of assault, and these allegations are
00:33extremely serious.
00:34It is alleged this officer hit the teenager multiple times with a baton during the arrest and stood on the
00:42teenager while they were already being restrained on the ground.
00:45So this officer has now been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon and a further two
00:52counts of unlawful assault.
00:54Now, Victoria Police has said it was made aware of these charges yesterday, and that officer has now been moved
01:01on to other duties.
01:03Now, officer is set to face the Sunshine Magistrates Court in October.
