KELOWNA, B.C. - An RCMP officer from Kelowna, B.C., has pleaded guilty to assaulting a nursing student during a wellness check in January 2020.
Const. Lacy Browning pleaded guilty to one count of assault on what was supposed to be the first day of her trial on Monday.
Browning was accused of punching and dragging University of British Columbia student Mona Wang after the woman's boyfriend called police asking them to check on her.
Surveillance video taken from inside an apartment building, which was disclosed as part of a civil lawsuit filed by Wang, shows the RCMP officer dragging Wang by the arms face down along a carpeted hallway, then stepping on her head in the lobby.
Statements of defence filed in the civil lawsuit from Browning, the Attorney General of Canada and B.C.'s solicitor general denied any wrongdoing, saying the officer used no more force than was reasonable and necessary.
The civil lawsuit was settled out of court and details remain confidential.
