NT Police officer Kristi Louise Wenck faces court charged with leaking ‘official secrets’
An NT Police officer charged with improperly disclosing official secrets has faced court for the first time.
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AN NT Police officer charged with improperly disclosing official secrets has faced court for the first time.
Kristi Louise Wenck, 33, represented herself in the Darwin Local Court on Friday where she stands charged with disclosing “official secrets” and “confidential information”.
In a statement released when Wenck was charged in May, an NT Police spokesman said she had been suspended without pay while the allegations were investigated internally by the professional standards command.
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According to an NT Police spokesman, Wenck is a member of the Darwin and Road Policing Command, which is responsible for policing traffic issues such as driving under the influence and seat belts.
In a separate matter before the Darwin Local Court in January, it was revealed she was the passenger on an all-terrain vehicle that crashed in the Darwin Rural Area.
At the time, the court heard the driver of the buggy, Michael Dixon, was Wenck’s partner and had been drinking prior to the crash on Bees Creek Rd in the early hours of January 6.
The court heard Dixon and Wenck were at a party in the Rural Area where Dixon became intoxicated.
He then decided to take them for a joy ride through the backstreets on the Honda ATV buggy.
On Bees Creek Road, the vehicle left the road before hitting a street sign and rolling several times.
Wenck suffered critical injuries including a ruptured spleen and a head injury and had not regained consciousness by the time Dixon appeared in court the next day.
The crash closed Bees Creek Rd between Thorburn Rd and 500m south along Bees Creek Rd as they responded to the incident.
The court heard that West Australian police had issued a warrant for Dixon’s arrest in relation to a fatal crash near Perth in December 2019.
Judge John Neill said WA Police alleged he drove dangerously causing death and drove under the influence of drugs, but he had not yet been charged as he moved to Darwin before the warrant was issued last October.
Wenck successfully applied for an adjournment and will return to court on September 1.
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