Indigenous defence lawyer Naomi Sayers alleges members of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service have been lurking around her home, keeping tabs on her for months
An Indigenous criminal defence lawyer who rose to fame last year when her bid to run under the Ontario Liberal Party banner was dashed, is suing Sault Ste. Marie Police Service over allegations that she’s being "stalked, harassed and intimidated" by police officers who have been following her around the city and monitoring her movements.
The lawyer says she began making detailed notes regarding police cruisers frequently buzzing around her, either while out jogging or at her home, beginning in mid-December of last year; she alleges there were more than 50 sightings of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service vehicles between December 2022 and January 2023, and says she has digital evidence to back up her claims.
According to the statement of claim, the alleged stalking behaviour has been ramping up in recent months. Sayers claims this activity is linked to a “jilted” and “embarrassed” police officer whom Sayers says she broke off a sexual relationship with late last year after the constable was unclear about his relationship status.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service attempted to have Greater Sudbury Police Service look into Sayers’ complaint as a third-party investigator earlier this year, but Sayers rejected that offer due to her own suspicions that the two law enforcement agencies, given their geographic proximity to one another, may not give her complaint a fair shake.
In an email to SooToday Monday, City of Sault Ste. Marie spokesperson Tessa Vecchio said the municipality is not in a position to comment as the matter is in litigation and being handled by external legal counsel.
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