US EditionLawyer says B.C. RCMP officer believed group chats were condoned
Three Coquitlam RCMP officers face misconduct allegations for derogatory comments in private chats violating the force's code of conduct, with a decision due Nov. 7, 2025.
- On Oct. 22, 2025, John MacLaughlan said the officers' remarks violated the code of conduct and were `downright ghastly` during the RCMP hearing.
- The remarks surfaced on police data terminals and in a private Signal group chat on members' phones, including comments denigrating a domestic violence complainant prompting misconduct allegations.
- Under oath, Mersad Mesbah said his comments stemmed from frustration and "darkness," but John MacLaughlan said he was `not a "credible witness"`, while Allison Tremblay argued Mesbah was `led astray` by superiors and believed the conduct was `condoned`.
- The RCMP conduct board adjudicator will render decisions on all three officers on Nov. 7, and Allison Tremblay warned `This ruling will be precedential`.
- The conduct authority countered that a policy gap doesn't permit discreditable conduct and stressed `a higher standard applies to a police officer`, while Allison Tremblay said the probe used `fishing expeditions` and highlighted no RCMP policy on private group chats.
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RCMP lawyer says B.C. officer’s ‘downright ghastly’ comments violated code of conduct
A lawyer for the RCMP’s conduct authority says a British Columbia officer made comments over police computer terminals and in a private group chat that contravened the force’s code of conduct and were “downright ghastly”
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Lawyer says B.C. RCMP officer believed group chats were condoned
The lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer facing possible dismissal over derogatory comments in a private group chat and on police computer terminals says her client believed his behaviour was "condoned" by the force.
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RCMP lawyer says B.C. officer's 'downright ghastly' comments violated code of conduct
A lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority says a British Columbia officer made comments over police computer terminals and in a private group chat that contravened the force's code of conduct and were "downright ghastly" John MacLaughlan says Const.
RCMP lawyer says B.C. officer's 'downright ghastly' comments violated code of conduct – Energeticcity.ca
A lawyer for the RCMP’s conduct authority says a British Columbia officer made comments over police computer terminals and in a private group chat that contravened the force’s code of conduct and were “downright ghastly” John MacLaughlan says Const. Mersad Mesbah’s comments uncovered during an investigation included denigrating a domestic violence complainant. Closing submissions continued today in an RCMP hearing into allegations that comments …
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