OPP officer Luanne MacDonald accused of secretly filming naked adult

Veteran Ontario Provincial Police Const. Luanne MacDonald is facing several criminal charges, including allegations she secretly filmed a naked adult while on duty and then shared the recording, according to court documents obtained by CBC News.

• 2 OPP officers in Alexandria charged with breach of trust

MacDonald, 44, has been charged with voyeurism, distribution of voyeurism material, fraud, theft of telecommunications service, obstructing justice andthree counts of breach of trust by a public officer. She isan eight-year member of the OPP based in Alexandria, Ont. east of Ottawa.

A second officer from thesame OPP office, 41-year-oldConst. John Bernard,has also been charged with two counts of breach of trust in the same investigation. Bernard is a 14-year OPP veteran.

Both officers have beensuspended with pay and released with a promise to appear in court in Alexandriaon Sept. 3.

OPP launched an internalinvestigationtwo years agoafter receiving information that a constable in Alexandria was disclosing private information.

"The majority of our officers are good, well-rounded officers," said OPP Sgt.Kristine Rae.

"Unfortunately there are circumstances such as this. We will still investigate, we will chargeand we will hold them accountable for what they're doing."

'They should have been more professional'

Residents of the small community of Alexandria arecoming to grips with the disturbing news thattwo of their police officers are facingcriminalcharges.

"You know, it's sad, it's embarrassing on this town, what happened, and they should have been more professional," said resident Patricia Young.

"I think it does cast a shadow on this force as a whole," saidLeo Lehtiniemi.

Resident JoeSeguinrecalled how MacDonald, who grew up in the area,once cut him some slack duringa traffic stop.

"I can't say nothing against her because she was a nice person. She stopped me on the road and she was OK," he said.

Alexandria, situated100 kilometres east of Ottawa, has a population of 3,500 people.