Edmonton police officer to be sentenced in May for breach of trust

Const. Hunter Robinz will be given his sentence in May after pleading guilty to breach of trust. CTV News Edmonton's Amanda Anderson has the story.

An Edmonton Police Service officer who pleaded guilty to breach of trust will have to wait until May 16 to find out his sentence.

Const. Hunter Robinz was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, as well as unauthorized use of a computer database and two counts of breach of trust in 2020.

A woman reported that Robinz assaulted her in July 2019 after he visited her home while on duty and in uniform.

The charges of sexual assault and unauthorized use of a computer database were withdrawn in exchange for the guilty plea for breach of trust last October.

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During a hearing on Tuesday, the Crown said Robinz neglected his duty to help other members of the public while he was at the home of a woman making unwanted advances, adding GPS on the EPS vehicle showed he was parked there for more than an hour.

The Crown also said Robinz formed a sexual relationship with a woman whose home he was regularly called to because she was in a violent domestic relationship with her partner.

In total, court heard Robinz preyed on eight vulnerable women he met on duty.

The defense said Robinz has been suspended without pay from the EPS since 2021 and will likely lose his job as a police officer.

The Crown is calling for two to three years of incarceration, while the defense is asking for two-years-less-a-day to be served in the community.

He says Robinz has adhered to strict bail conditions since his release in 2021.

His lawyer also argued his actions are a result of post-traumatic stress disorder after two tours of Afghanistan, arguing he’d have better access to counselling in the community.

Robinz has a previous firearms conviction.

The maximum sentence for breach of trust is five years in prison.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Amanda Anderson