Yuppers folks,
these are the same group of deviants and cover-up artists who have framed Jim
Townsend and put him in jail. Jim complained to the RCMP Complaints Commission
about particular officers who he alleged were connected to the drive by
shooting that could have left him, his wife and son dead and the RCMP turned
around and charged Jim with uttering defamatory statements about these sleaze
buckets!
This story is the
PRIMO example of just how goddam corrupt the RCMP and the BC Attorney General's
office and the Liberal government of Christie Clark and the judicial system
itself truly is.
And people wonder
why we're trying to get Jim Townsend at least to trial or out on bail. Give
your heads a shake folks. The system is akin to the sewer system below your
suburban dwelling. It reeks with corruption, blackmail, cover up, murder,
intimidation and sexual harassment and much much more.
Please pass this
article far afield.
B.C.
Mountie sues force for harassment
CBC
News
Posted:
May 9, 2012
RCMP Cpl. Catherine Galliford says she didn’t report the alleged
abuse because she feared for her career. (CBC)
CBC News has learned the high-profile Mountie who first spoke out against sexual
harassment in the national police force is suing her employer, alleging
years of “persistent and ongoing” sexual harassment and bullying.
In a notice of claim obtained by CBC News Wednesday, Cpl.
Catherine Galliford alleges she was sexually assaulted, harassed and bullied
during her 16 years on the force.
The notice names Canada’s attorney general, B.C.’s justice
minister, three Mounties, a civilian RCMP doctor and a Vancouver police
officer.
Galliford was the face of the B.C. RCMP for years, revealing
charges had been laid in the Air India bombing and announcing the arrest of
serial killer Robert William Pickton.
According to the 26-page statement, the abuse began before
Galliford was sworn in as an RCMP member. She alleges then RCMP Insp. Mike
Bergerman groped and tried to kiss her in 1991 when she was at the RCMP’s
training academy.
“[Bergerman’s] misconduct was wilful, and he acted with the
intent of sexual gratification which shocked and sexually humiliated
[Galliford] and demeaned her value as an RCMP officer and a human being,” the
document reads.
Galliford did not officially report the misconduct.
“I never complained officially about the sexual assaults and
sexual harassment because I knew that if I did it would come back on me in a
negative way,” she told CBC News Wednesday.
‘Culture
of sexual harassment’
The document goes on to detail years of alleged harassment,
including repeated sexual advances by Staff Sgt. Doug Henderson ~ and an
alleged attack in a hotel room while they were on a business trip.
“Henderson aggressively sexually attacked [Galliford] … removing
some of his clothes and exposing [himself] to her,” the statement reads.
Galliford also alleges repeated sexual harassment at the hands
of Phil Little, a Vancouver police officer she worked with on the Missing Women
Task Force.
According to the document, Little made several sexually
suggestive comments, including, “I don’t know what I like better, your eyes or
your mouth.”
Galliford also alleges Little exposed himself to her in his car
while investigating Pickton, saying “I want to show you my mole. Don’t you
think it’s cute?”
According to the statement, Galliford once again did not
formally complain for fear of negative repercussions.
“The culture of sexual harassment within the RCMP is so
pervasive that [Galliford] was helpless to personally stop it,” the document
reads.
“[Galliford] had to accept a certain level of tolerance of
[sexual harassment] as complaining about it would only make matters worse.”
‘Very
sick’
Galliford’s lawyer Barry Carter says his client developed a
severe form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the
harassment and the statement lays out a litany of symptoms, including
agoraphobia, nightmares, alcohol dependency and significant weight loss.
Barry Carter, Galliford’s lawyer, says his client is very sick as a result of the harassment. (CBC)
Galliford has been off duty on sick leave since 2007.
“She’s very sick,” he said. “I would think her career with the
RCMP is pretty much done.”
Galliford is also suing RCMP doctor Ian MacDonald, alleging he
failed to properly diagnose and treat her psychological problems and made
things worse by disclosing confidential information to her estranged husband.
“It would appear from reviewing the material that we have that
there was an insistence on treating her dependency problems, her alcohol
dependency, and ignoring the underlying problems that led to the alcohol
dependency, which was her PTSD,” Carter said.
“As I understand, if PTSD goes untreated it gets worse and so
this went on for years.”
CULTURE
OF FEAR
The force insisted she follow a relapse prevention agreement (RPA)
related to her alcohol dependency, Carter said, but refused to treat her PTSD.
“As a result of … their perceived failure of the RPA’s, they
started to see her as being difficult and manipulative and being deceptive and
lying and being somehow a risk to the RCMP if she returned to operational
duties.”
The allegations have not been proven in court. None of the
defendants have had the opportunity to respond as the case was filed recently.
If served in Canada, the defendants have 21 days to file a response.
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens, the top Mountie in B.C.,
issued a statement to CBC News Wednesday night, saying that Galliford’s
allegations remain unproven and officers had been assigned to investigate them.
Callens said two investigations were undertaken. One probe
related to allegations that Callens said were linked to the Missing Women
Commission of Inquiry into the police investigations of Pickton, currently
underway in Vancouver.
Callens said the other set of allegations by Galliford did not pertain
to the inquiry and were being investigated separately.
“The allegations relating to the Missing Women Commission of
Inquiry have been fully investigated and I can tell you that we have not been
able to substantiate nor corroborate any related to the alleged sexual
harassment by RCMP members,” Callens said. “The remaining allegations continue
to be investigated.”
Galliford is seeking unspecified damages for loss of past and
future income in addition to punitive and aggravated damages.
Her high-profile case is the latest in a growing list of legal
actions against the Mounties alleging a culture of harassment inside the force.
“I don’t know if my journey is going to change anything for
other members who are in the force now or those who are coming after me because
there is still a culture of fear,” Galliford said Wednesday.
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