A Calgary police officer faces charges in connection with an off-duty incident.
Jacqueline McNeill has been with the Calgary Police Service (CPS) for 16 years, but is not currently active.
In 2019, she was charged with criminal harassment after an investigation found that she had made excessive contact and threatened an unnamed victim for a period of seven months.
Police say that between April and November 2018, McNeill had excessive contact with a woman and threatened to ruin her reputation personally and professionally.
The investigation report was sent to Crown Edmonton’s prosecutor, who determined the allegations were justified, and the case was heard last year.
McNeill, who is represented, claims that her right to a fair trial has been irreparably violated, as the detective’s audio-video interview with the applicant was never revealed and then inadvertently destroyed.
The judge agreed and suspended the proceedings, but in April the judge, Queen Rodney Jerk, ruled that the judge had made a mistake and ordered the trial to continue.
McNeill was arrested again on Wednesday.
Calgary police say they have been charged with criminal harassment.
“As this incident is being investigated by the RCMP, the Calgary Police Department is unable to provide additional information,” a press release said Friday.
“Information about this incident and the accusations are published in the interest of public transparency.”
– With files from The Canadian Press
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