A jealous and controlling ex-cop who harassed two ex-partners and monitored them through the police database has finally been dismissed from his duties, even though he swore he had become a better person.
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In July 2021, David Ross pleaded guilty to charges of criminal harassment against two former spouses.
The man who worked for the Trois-Rivières police also admitted to fraudulently using the Centre de renseignements policières du Québec (CRPQ) to keep tabs on these same victims and a third spouse.
The court then imposed a three-year probation period, during which Ross was prohibited from communicating with the victims.
If he avoided a stay in prison, these offenses will have cost him his job.
In a very recent decision, the Administrative Tribunal of Police Ethics imposed dismissal on him. David Ross had instead hoped for a 36-month period of disqualification.
Despite “the incompatibility between a criminal record and police duties”, such a sanction is not automatic when a police officer is found guilty of a criminal offence, recalled administrative judge Lysane Cree.
Disregard for instructions
Let us remember that David Ross had put the two victims through real hell.
In addition to not tolerating low-cut tops and short skirts, he did not appreciate the men in the entourage of these women. He even went so far as to delete friends from one of them’s Facebook account.
The police officer had also shown up at the residence of his ex’s new partner on one occasion. He did not hesitate to drive past the place with his patrol car when he was on duty, he had reported The newspaper.
In order to monitor the victims, the 47-year-old man also took advantage of his job to carry out more than twenty searches at the CRPQ, over almost five years.
This constitutes a “failure to respect the authority of the law and demonstrates a disregard for the clear instructions that the latter must respect,” underlined administrative judge Lysane Cree.
For personal purposes
Ross justified these actions by his curiosity and a fear linked to the suicidal tendencies of an ex-partner.
“The Court has difficulty understanding how a police officer who had between 12 and 17 years of experience at the time of the searches carried out for personal purposes could ignore such a basic rule repeatedly and over several years,” insisted Judge Cree, referring to a “high” risk of recidivism.
The ex-police officer also hoped to obtain leniency from the court by pleading to have resorted to therapy, including one for domestic violence in 2022-2023, in addition to having made a donation of $1,500 to the Victim Assistance Center. criminal acts.
While it is “commendable” of Ross to have sought help, it was during therapy, completed in 2017 and 2018, among other things, that he misused the CRPQ, argued Judge Cree.
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