Const. Hunter Robbins pleads guilty to breach of trust

An Edmonton police officer who was accused of sexual assault has pleaded guilty to breach of trust.

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

The 24-year-old woman said Robbins assaulted her in July 2019 after he visited her home while on duty and in uniform.

According to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), Robintz had previously met the woman during a call for service.

ASIRT says its investigators found evidence to suggest Robbins “engaged in a pattern of conduct, which included his contact with women on duty, which breached the standards of responsibility and conduct required of a police officer” between March 2017 year to June 2019.

ASIRT also says it found evidence that between September 2018 and July 2019, Robbins accessed secure databases to obtain the names and addresses of individuals “for personal reasons unrelated to his duties as a police officer.”

Charges of sexual assault and unauthorized use of a computer database were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to breach of trust.

His sentencing date has not yet been set.

Robbins was convicted of unsafe storage of a firearm after a separate incident in Stony Plain in 2021.

EPS said Robins was relieved of his duties without pay after the allegations were announced.

CTV News Edmonton reached out to EPS for an update on his employment status.