The victim of a sexual assault case from Tweed,Ontario, spoke out about the police actions. She said she felt "totally betrayed" by the police when she learned Col. Russel Williams had been charged with dozens of other crimes dating back to 2007. The police kept telling the victim that it was just a one time occurrence, and the the sex-pervert just wanted to take pictures. The victim was sexuality assaulted and photographed during a home invasion on September 30,2009. In February, 47 year old Williams, then commander of the Canadian Forces Base Trenton, was charged in that attack, along with an earlier home invasion and sexual assault. He was also charged with first degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lylod, 27 and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37. The victim of the Sept. 30 attack believes that the assailant may have visited her house a year earlier, when an article of her clothing went missing. She thinks that the police should have warned the people in the community about the sex offender. The police responded by saying " They were tyring to solve this investigation without scaring people". The Sept. 30 victim isn't the only Tweed resident who is shocked about the findings, and is questioning the police to why they didn't inform the town earlier.I agree with the victim. The police should have informed the town about Williams past crime history. This could have prevented many cases of sexual assault, home invasion, and breaking and entry. I believe the only reason why the police didn't inform the Tweed residences is because of who Williams is. Williams is the commander of the Canadian forces, based in Trenton and was supposed to be a very well respected individual. People have now lost total respect for the police force and segments of the military as a result. It is fortunate that the situation did not become a violent one.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/04/29/ottawa-russell-williams-police-tweed.html
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