Allegations Say Some Top Officers Constantly Harassed Women Officers For Sex, Blackmailed Some Trainees Into Sexual Submission – Their Punishment A Slap On The Wrist If Caught!
The LINK did its own investigation and found one case of a recent Indo-Canadian woman RCMP trainee – who was married before she began her training but has filed for divorce since becoming an officer. The husband, who did not want his name disclosed, says that his wife most likely had an affair with her superiors or was coerced into “sexual submission, which led to his wife becoming cold and distant. He said he’s devastated. And given the recent shocking allegations of sexual harassment and abuse – he blames the RCMP for ruining his life and tearing his family apart.
VANCOUVER – Serious allegations of sexual harassment, blackmailing trainees into sexual submission and corruption have come to light against top RCMP officers, some of whom were involved in the expensive Air India investigation, which was dodged by failure on the part of the force, as well as another troubling investigation of sex-killer Robert Willy Pickton.
More female members of the RCMP in British Columbia have come forward with serious allegations of harassment following CBC News’s shocking revelations of well-known Mountie spokeswoman Cpl. Catherine Galliford ‘s claims she suffered from years of sexual harassment.
The LINK did its own investigation and found one case of a recent Indo-Canadian woman RCMP trainee – who was married before she began her training but has filed for divorce since becoming an officer. The husband, who did not want his name disclosed, says that his wife most likely had an affair with her superiors or was coerced into “sexual submission, which led to his wife becoming cold and distant. He said he’s devastated and given the recent shocking allegations of sexual harassment and abuse – he blames the RCMP for ruining his life and tearing his family apart.
On Monday, CBC News revealed Cpl. Catherine Galliford has filed an internal RCMP complaint alleging repeated sexual harassment from some of her supervisors.
Galliford said she experienced six to 10 incidents of harassment or sexual harassment, including one occasion in which a superior showed her his genitals and asked if a mole on his penis was “cute.”
Earlier, during the Air India investigation, she said she was dragged along on pointless trips to Eastern Canada to meet with victims’ families. She said there was no news to impart, but her superior used the road trips as an opportunity to try to have sex with her.
Following Galliford’s explosive allegations, Krista Carle contacted CBC News, breaking her own long silence.
“I know for a fact there are at least six women that I know [who] have left the force or are still in that have suffered harassment,” Carle said. “I’m sure there are others who are afraid to come forward for fear of reprisals.”
Carle, who graduated from the RCMP’s training academy with Galliford in 1991, says she was harassed and sexually assaulted. She is now off the job and says she has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
RCMP management tried to cover up the problems when she complained, Carle told CBC News.
“When I spoke out against the harassment, it wasn’t taken seriously and I felt diminished and I felt re-victimized every time I told what happened to me,” she said.
Carle is one of four women officers who have sued the RCMP, saying they were sexually assaulted by undercover Sgt. Robert Blundell in the late 1990s.
The women worked for Blundell on undercover investigations in Calgary from 1994 to 1997. According to the statement of claim, they were “individually and separately sexually assaulted and harassed by Sgt. Blundell.”
The case was eventually settled in 2007 with all parties agreeing to keep the terms of the settlement secret.
Blundell was docked one day of vacation and was later promoted to staff sergeant. He is now in charge of protecting VIPs in Vancouver.
Carle’s story is just one example of what many Mounties say is wrong with the RCMP.
A handful of Mounties recently allowed CBC News inside one of their support sessions at a small meeting room outside of Vancouver.
The officers met with Mike Webster, a consulting police psychologist in private practice. They are a handful of the 48 officers the RCMP says are off the job in B.C. because of what the force calls workplace conflict.
The officers, who asked CBC News not use their names, say they are continually bullied and harassed by their superiors.
Recently an Ottawa RCMP sergeant admitted to internal charges of disgraceful conduct after he had sex with one secretary and made advances toward another.
Sgt. Daniel F. Marquis, posted to the force’s immigration and policing unit, has been docked eight days pay under the RCMP Act. He was docked three days pay for having sex with an underling, and five days pay for trying to kiss another secretary after calling her to a private meeting in a headquarters conference room.
The sergeant’s first encounter with a secretary came after he hosted dinner at his place in July 2009. They danced into the night and after drinking too much to drive, Marquis invited her to spend the night in a spare bedroom, reported Post Media..
But they ended up sharing a bath and then had sex. The next morning he told a boss he had no desire to pursue any relationship.
Marquis told Staff Sgt. Sukh Parmar that it was a mistake and Parmar informed the secretary she would no longer be reporting to him.
The next disgraceful conduct case against Marquis involved another secretary in his unit.
For his perverted indiscretions, Marquis only received 8 days docked pay. What a disgrace. RCMP has to change it’s policy by dismissing these criminal RCMP officers from jobs of public trust.
