An Edmonton police officer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault over an off-duty incident that took place nearly two and a half years ago.
Const. Alec Chomik was arrested Wednesday by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, the province's police watchdog.
He is scheduled to appear in court on October 7. The allegations have not been tested in court.
The timeline
ASIRT says it was directed on March 11, 2024 to investigate allegations involving an off-duty Edmonton Police Service officer, stemming from an event the previous day.
The investigation yielded reasonable grounds to believe an offence had been committed.
As required by the Police Act, ASIRT sent the file to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, which reviewed the evidence and determined whether the case met the standard for prosecution.
Charges were laid this week.
He was on active duty the entire time
This is the part EPS was asked about directly.
A spokesperson confirmed to CityNews that Chomik was on active duty while the ASIRT investigation was ongoing. Once criminal charges were laid, he was "immediately relieved of duty without pay."
That means an officer under investigation for alleged sexual assault continued policing Edmonton for roughly 29 months.
Practice varies. When the RCMP faced an ASIRT sexual assault investigation involving a corporal in 2020, that officer was reassigned to administrative duties when the allegation was made, before any charge was laid.
These investigations take a long time
Chomik's case is at the longer end of ASIRT's range, but it isn't unique.
In November 2025, EPS Const. Renzo Geronimo was charged with sexual assault, unlawful confinement, being unlawfully in a dwelling house and breach of trust. ASIRT had been directed to investigate in September 2023, more than two years earlier.
Other files have moved faster. When an off-duty EPS constable was accused of sexually assaulting an acquaintance in January 2021, ASIRT charged him about a month later. A 2019 case involving an off-duty EPS officer in Canmore ran roughly five months from the incident to charges.
ASIRT does not typically explain what accounts for the difference, and it doesn't release details of allegations beyond what appears in its news releases.
What ASIRT is
ASIRT investigates incidents where the actions of police officers may have caused serious injury or death, along with serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct.
It doesn't decide on its own whether to charge. Under the Police Act, files go to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, which assesses whether the evidence meets the standard for prosecution. ASIRT's executive director then makes the determination.
That two-step process is part of why these cases take the time they do.
A charge is not a conviction
Worth stating plainly, because these cases don't all end the same way.
An RCMP corporal charged following a 2020 ASIRT investigation had the sexual assault charge withdrawn by Crown prosecutors in 2021. A police conduct hearing followed separately.
Criminal proceedings and internal police disciplinary processes run on different tracks with different standards of proof. One can conclude without determining the other.
You can look up the record yourself
Alberta publishes names, charges and dispositions for every officer ASIRT has charged, at alberta.ca/asirt-stats-charged-police-officers.
The page includes court file information, and the underlying court records are public. Each inquiry requires a docket number.
It's a genuinely useful public record, and most people don't know it exists.
Support is available
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton operates a 24-hour crisis line at 780-423-4121, with support by phone and chat.
The Alberta One Line for Sexual Violence is 1-866-403-8000, available by phone, text and chat.
Alberta's Family Violence Info Line is 310-1818, 24 hours, in more than 170 languages.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
What happens next
Chomik appears in court October 7. He remains relieved of duty without pay.
None of the allegations has been proven.
Sources
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team news release, August 27, 2026
ASIRT stats, charged police officers — Government of Alberta
Alberta Police Act
Statements from the Edmonton Police Service as reported by CityNews and CBC News. Prior ASIRT cases as reported by CBC News and Global News.
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