West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department. file photo Cindy Goodman, North Shore News
A West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»police officer was fired for what British Columbia's police complaints commissioner describes as "predatory" behaviour involving 11 women.
The case study in the commissioner's annual report says an investigation was launched when a victim of violence by her partner received inappropriate photos from the unnamed officer.
The report says an investigation determined the officer's conduct spanned six years and involved women he met while on duty, using his position of trust as a police officer to develop a sexual relationships with the 11 women.
It says "the pattern of behaviour by this officer was deemed to be predatory in nature."
The officer retired before a disciplinary hearing, but the report says his employment records will say he was dismissed from the department.
It says the officer also misused police department equipment, such as cellphones and email, by sending sexually explicit and other inappropriate photos, messages and written communications to the women.
Const. Kevin Goodmurphy of West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»police says no further action has been taken against the officer and no other women have stepped forward to complain.
"Nothing short of dismissal would have been acceptable, given the findings of that investigation," he said in an interview on Tuesday. "This person opted to resign prior to that conclusion, but that would not have changed the outcome, given the investigation findings."
The commissioner's report says three police officers from various provincial departments were dismissed in 2018-19 following investigations into their conduct under the Police Act.
