High-profile B.C. Mountie charged with sexual assault in ‘disturbing’ case
VANCOUVER — A high-profile former police officer who acted as the RCMP’s chief spokesman in British Columbia has been charged with sexual assault in a case the province’s top Mountie describes as “disturbing.”
Former inspector Tim Shields faces a single count of sexual assault stemming from a police investigation into allegations of misconduct during his time as an RCMP officer.
The sexual misconduct is alleged to have occurred at RCMP headquarters in Vancouver between 2009 and 2010 and involved a civilian employee who worked at the time with the communications unit headed by Shields, said a statement from the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch.
The allegation has not been tested in court.