A former Mountie has been charged with misconduct in connection to incidents involving seven different people while working as a Kelowna RCMP officer.
Charges against Brian Mathew Burkett were announced Wednesday by the BC Prosecution Service. He is accused of seven misconduct charges alleged to have occurred between October 2015 and August 2016 in or near Kelowna in connection to his duties as an officer.
The charges were approved by a senior Crown Counsel who had no prior or current connection with the officer, according to the prosecution service, and the alleged incidents were not investigated by B.C.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s police watchdog.
A publication ban has been placed on the victimsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ names.
BurkettÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s next appearance is scheduled for Sept. 23. Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ has reached out to the RCMP for comment.
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