Criminal charges have been withdrawn against a London police officer accused of threatening and harassing an ex-girlfriend.

In a London courtroom Monday morning, Const. Wesley Reeves entered into a peace bond and must keep the peace, be on good behaviour and stay at least 100 metres away from the woman he was accused of harassing.

In exchange, the charges of mischief, criminal harassment, uttering threats, breach of trust and intercepting a private communication were withdrawn.

Reeves' lawyer Nick Cake said his client is a 36-year-old man who has been a police officer since 2012.

In 2015 he started a relationship with a 26-year-old woman. At first, he told her he was a construction worker but later admitted he was a police officer. He didn't tell her he was married.

Eventually, Reeves got engaged to the woman.

But in October 2016, the fiancee confronted him about his wife and infant son and broke up with him.

Fears for safety

Reeves, however, kept calling and texting the woman, according to facts read into the record in London court.

He also accessed the Canadian Police Information Centre database 11 times, looking up the ex-girlfriend and her family members.

The woman fears for her safety, the court was told.

Earlier this year, Reeves pleaded guilty to neglect of duty at a disciplinary hearing at London Police Headquarters for a separate incident.

He remains suspended with pay while police complete an internal probe.