‘You’re a predator’: Sentencing hearing for B.C. Mountie who broke trust, pursued teen
A suspended Surrey RCMP officer accused of using his position of authority to engage in intimate relationships with women — both on and off-duty — likely won’t face traditional jail time, a sentencing hearing in B.C. provincial court has heard.
Judge Grace Oh reserved her sentencing decision on Cpl. Peter Leckie, who pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to three counts of breach of trust for accessing confidential files unrelated to his policing duties, without authorization.
In a joint submission, the Crown and defence counsels are recommending an 18-month conditional sentence followed by one year of probation. For the first six months, Leckie would be under house arrest and electronic monitoring.
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Leckie declined to speak with Global News outside the courthouse.
In a submission from Crown counsel Andrea Kastanis, the court heard Leckie abused his power to search police databases for information on a 19-year-old sex worker and her mother.
He then showed up at their home under false pretenses in January 2014 to “test the waters” in pursuing a sexual relationship with the teen.
Two of the three victims read emotional victim impact statements in court in Surrey on Wednesday — the first day of the sentencing hearing.
“When you came into my life, I was a lost and broken 19-year-old who was facing tremendous obstacles in her life,” said the former sex worker, who is now 29.
Continue reading this story at this link: The victim told the court...
N.S. man charged with 64 sexual offences,
women recorded and videos sold: police
A Nova Scotia man has been charged with 64 sexual offences, ranging from human trafficking to luring a child and administering a noxious substance, according to the RCMP.
The arrest and charges come after an extensive multi-agency investigation that began in 2021, and involved the Nova Scotia Provincial Human Trafficking Unit, the Cape Breton Regional Police Service and the Nova Scotia RCMP.
According to an RCMP release sent Friday, the investigation began when several victims reported a man had been “targeting females in the Cape Breton area.”
“Through the course of the investigation, officers uncovered evidence that females were being video recorded without their consent and that the videos were being posted and sold online,” police said.
RCMP said 17 people have come forward, and the incidents span 15 years between 2008 and 2023.
Investigators believe there are more victims out there.
“I commend the survivors for their courage and the investigative team for its commitment – this is what enabled the investigation and the very significant charges,” said Insp. Murray Marcichiw, of the RCMP Major Crime and Behavioural Sciences Group and the Provincial Human Trafficking Unit, in the release.
Police say Paul Theriault Jr., 45, of Dominion, N.S. has been charged with 64 offences, including:
- Human Trafficking (2 counts)
- Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration (3 counts)
- Communicate for the Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services (4 counts)
- Procuring (2 counts)
- Sexual Assault (10 counts)
- Sexual Assault Causing Bodily Harm
- Publication of Intimate Images Without Consent (11 counts)
- Voyeurism (4 counts)
- Extortion
- Sexual Interference
- Possession of Child Pornography (2 counts)
- Trafficking in Substances (11 counts)
- Administer Noxious Thing (6 counts)
- Luring a Child by Telecommunications (4 counts)
- Invitation to Sexual Touching
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
Theriault appeared in Sydney Provincial Court on Thursday and has been remanded into custody until his next appearance this coming Tuesday, police say.
Anyone who has information in relation to the incidents, is a survivor, or knows someone who may be a survivor, should call local police or RCMP detachment. Tips can also be sent anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
The Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Hotline can be reached at 902-449-2425 or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-833-900-1010.
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