A civilian employee of the Calgary Police Service has been charged following an investigation into alleged unauthorized access of private records through police databases, the force says.
Police were first made aware in December 2025 of allegations that the employee had accessed protected information using police systems, CPS said in an April 9 statement. A subsequent investigation found the woman “was accessing police databases against policy and authorized use to seek information on individuals she has had, or sought to have, personal relationships with,” the statement said.
CPS employee Kayla Jessen was arrested on April 7 and faces nine charges under Alberta’s Protection of Privacy Act, including collecting, using, or disclosing personal information in contravention of the act, as well as gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized access to such information. She was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on June 2….