B.C. police officer dies by suicide after being charged with sexual assault [Video]

CBC News has learned that a Central Saanich Police Services (CSPS) officer charged with sexual assault on Tuesday has died.

Several police sources say Matthew Ball died by suicide Tuesday.

News of his death came one day after the 43-year-old was charged with one count each of sexual assault and breach of trust, following the completion of an investigation by the Vancouver Police Department.

Revealing their findings Tuesday, VPD Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson said Ball and another officer, Ryan Johnston, allegedly both had inappropriate sexual contact with a woman they met on duty.

Wilson told reporters the two officers each had separate relationships with a vulnerable woman in her mid-20s, who was an adult at the time of the alleged offences.

Ball was charged in relation to offences that are alleged to …