Defence questions woman’s testimony at RCMP sexual assault trial in B.C.
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a now-retired RCMP inspector says a civilian employee “actively and enthusiastically” had sex with his client at work and then alleged she was sexually assaulted.
David Butcher suggested in provincial court Wednesday that the woman allowed his client to lead her into a downstairs washroom at their Vancouver workplace to participate in sex acts in the fall of 2009.
The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, said Tim Shields told her he had something important to tell her and that she felt compelled to follow him because he was in a position of authority.
“Would you agree today that that makes no sense at all?” Butcher asked, repeatedly suggesting her actions didn’t fit with her earlier testimony that Shields had made sexually inappropriate comments about her breasts and said he found her sexually attractive.