Ex-Kelowna RCMP officer who sexted assault victim gets conditional discharge, no criminal record
A former Kelowna, B.C., RCMP officer, who admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to a victim of domestic assault, has been granted a conditional discharge and placed on probation for…
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