B.C. Mountie ordered to resign or be fired after vulgar group chats
Posted on: Dec 19, 2025 00:44 IST | Posted by: Cbc
A B.C. Mountie convicted of discreditable carry on for making sexist comments in aggroup chats has been ordered to submit within 14 years, or he testament be fired.
RCMP adjudicator Louise Morel said the actions of Coquitlam Const. Ian Solven were a “fundamental breach of the public trust” and that allowing him to remain an officer would further damage the reputation of the RCMP.
She said it “defies comprehension" that a police officer would think posting the vulgar comments was acceptable.
In November, Morel found constables Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick failed to treat people with respect and courtesy and committed discreditable conduct when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals.
The fate of the two other officers will be handed down in the new year.
The lawyer representing the RCMP conduct authority argued previously that Solven should be dismissed outright or be given a direction to resign in 14 days.
Solven’s lawyer said his client was remorseful and accepted responsibility and that measures short of dismissal, such as a loss of pay, were appropriate.
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