Top N.S. Mountie wanted an officer dismissed for sexual misconduct — but Commissioner Lucki disagreed
The case pits the wishes of the local division against Commissioner Brenda Lucki, who — while promising publicly that sexual assault would not be tolerated under her watch — agreed to let the member keep his job.
Both women, whose names are protected by a publication ban, said they hadn't spoken to Pulsifer before the incident and never consented to his actions. The case was brought before the RCMP's conduct board in 2019. Such conduct hearings happen in the most serious cases — ones where dismissal is on the table. They are formal, court-like processes and the adjudicators have the legal authority to order disciplinary measures, such as loss of pay or dismissal.
"I was very hurt by some who I believed were true friends and all they seemed to care about was how this incident made the troop look," she wrote."In my opinion, it is completely unacceptable to allow this person to continue to be a police officer. I'm praying the RCMP will not disappoint me, and so many other women in the force, who've been a victim at the hands of other members.
Ultimately, the conduct board docked Pulsifer for 35 days' pay, declared him ineligible for promotion for two years and ordered him into alcohol abuse counselling. Bergerman said she felt the board was putting too much emphasis on Pulsifer's character references and "trivialized" how his actions affected the victims.The case bounced around the RCMP's internal processes for years before landing on the desk of Commissioner Brenda Lucki in Ottawa.
Lucki wrote that Pulsifer's "peers spoke highly of him, his performance evaluations were positive, and most importantly he displayed integrity in the manner by which he conducted himself after the incident took place, a quality he had previously been revered for."
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