Close X
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. Mountie Charged With Sex Offence Involving A Minor, Breach Of Trust

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Aug, 2018 11:22 AM
    SURREY, B.C. — A B.C. RCMP officer has been charged with a sex crime involving a minor.
     
     
    The BC Prosecution Service says criminal charges were sworn against Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Gregory Scott Bakker on Wednesday.
     
     
    Bakker has been charged with one count of touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose and one count of breach of trust.
     
     
    The prosecution service says the conduct is alleged to have occurred between July and November 2016 at or near Abbotsford, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Surrey, B.C.
     
     
    The charges have not been proven in court.
     
     
    Bakker was released on bail Thursday and is scheduled to appear in Surrey provincial court Oct. 5.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Pike's Plastic Plight: Alberta Man Frees Fish Cinched In Two By Bottle Wrapper

    Pike's Plastic Plight: Alberta Man Frees Fish Cinched In Two By Bottle Wrapper
    CALGARY — Adam Turnbull has been catching fish in the South Saskatchewan River for 17 years and had never seen anything like it.

    Pike's Plastic Plight: Alberta Man Frees Fish Cinched In Two By Bottle Wrapper

    Family Of Toronto Man Declared Brain Dead Says Finding Goes Against His Religion

    Family Of Toronto Man Declared Brain Dead Says Finding Goes Against His Religion
    TORONTO — The family of a Toronto man who was declared brain dead after suffering an asthma attack is fighting to keep him on life support, saying he is not dead under the rules set out by his religion.

    Family Of Toronto Man Declared Brain Dead Says Finding Goes Against His Religion

    New Brunswick Sets 19 As The Minimum Age For Marijuana Consumption

    Health Minister Benoit Bourque said Wednesday it's the right age to make an informed decision, and matches the province's minimum age for alcohol use.

    New Brunswick Sets 19 As The Minimum Age For Marijuana Consumption

    Man Captured On Video In Viral Racist Rant In Abbotsford Is Sentenced

    Man Captured On Video In Viral Racist Rant In Abbotsford Is Sentenced
    Abbotsford lawyer Ravi Duhra confirmed he shot the video that was posted on YouTube showing a man yelling racist slurs.

    Man Captured On Video In Viral Racist Rant In Abbotsford Is Sentenced

    Truck Mows Down People On Bike Path In Manhattan, Several Dead

    Truck Mows Down People On Bike Path In Manhattan, Several Dead
    The suspect, in a Home Depot rental truck, hopped a curb at West Houston Street and drove south on the West Street bike path on west side of West Side Highway, the official said.

    Truck Mows Down People On Bike Path In Manhattan, Several Dead

    Convicted Pitt Meadows, B.C., Councillor David Murray To Step Down In New Year

    Convicted Pitt Meadows, B.C., Councillor David Murray To Step Down In New Year
    A convicted Pitt Meadows, B.C., city councillor will resign his position at the start of the new year and the city had announced he will immediately stop any further participation in civic activities until then.

    Convicted Pitt Meadows, B.C., Councillor David Murray To Step Down In New Year