Former Gatineau cop pleads guilty to charge of unauthorized use of computer
Posted Dec 19, 2020 12:18:40 AM.
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A former constable with the Gatineau Police Service has plead guilty to a charge of unauthorized use of a computer, a charge with allegations that dated back as far as 2017.
Jonathan Charbonneau entered his guilty plea in the Quebec court in Gatineau on Friday.
In response to the charge, Charbonneau got an absolute discharge from the court.
He also made a personal donation of $500 to St. Vincent de Paul.
An investigation was initiated following a complaint received in January 2019, with the allegations dating back to 2017.
The professional standards and internal affairs division of the SPVG conducted an investigation in which the director of public prosecutions authorized two counts of assault and one of unauthorized use of a computer.
The assault charge was dropped in accordance with the victim’s decision not to proceed with the legal proceedings, a Gatineau Police news release says.
It was determined that Charbonneau did not share the information he obtained nor did he receive compensation for conducting the audits.
Charbonneau was not subject to any administrative action as he was not on duty at the time of the receipt of the complaint and has not returned to work since.
Charbonneau recently resigned from his position and has decided not to use section 119, paragraph two of the police act, which says that any police officer convicted of a criminal offence by summary procedure must be disciplined for dismissal, unless it demonstrates that special circumstances warrant another sanction.
