This article originally appeared on The Courier website on 19 February 2019.
Link: https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5910711/police-cell-assault-victim-speaks-out-in-court/
Excerpt:
The victim of an assault by a Ballarat police officer in the cells said there were “no winners” in the case.
Steven Repac, 29, appeared in the County Court on Monday.
A 12-person jury returned a guilty verdict on one charge of common law assault for kicking Yvonne Berry in the left leg in the early hours of January 15, 2015, while Ms Berry lay handcuffed on her stomach in a police cell.
The victim Yvonne Berry, who was a Victoria Police officer on temporary leave at the time of the assault, wrote a victim impact statement that stated she felt Repac should be given a second chance.
