The charge says the ex-Garscadden and Scoutstounhill ward representative “falsely represented” to three police officers that he had been sexually assaulted.
Prosecutors also state he provided a false statement and documentation to officers between May and April 2018.
The charge states Cullen claimed he had been the “victim of sexual assault” and caused officers to devote time and services at the public expense to an investigation.Cullen faces a second charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The charges go on to state this was an attempt to have the Crown reconsider the allegation after a decision was made not to prosecute.Several trial dates had been set since with the latest due to have been next week.
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