Victorian police officer charged after allegedly punching and kicking handcuffed teenager during arrest
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Detective due to face court in Ballarat next month on common assault charge A Victorian detective allegedly punched and kicked a teenager multiple times while they were handcuffed and compliant during an arrest last year, the state’s corruption watchdog says. The independent broad-based anti-corruption commission (Ibac) said on Friday that it had charged the detective senior constable with common assault in relation to the October 2025 incident in Ballarat.