RCMP officer in B.C. to face child-luring charges after vigilante sting
SURREY, B.C. — Charges are pending against a police officer in British Columbia caught up in a sting by a vigilante group dedicated to exposing and publicly shaming alleged child sexual predators, the acting head of the B.C. RCMP says.
Assistant Commissioner Brenda Butterworth-Carr told reporters Friday an unnamed officer from Surrey, B.C., is in custody while police investigate allegations of child luring and sexual exploitation.
The officer was arrested Thursday night, she said, a day after a vigilante group calling itself Surrey Creep Catchers livestreamed a sting where its members gathered to confront a man who thought he was going to meet an underage girl.
Butterworth-Carr said the officer has been removed from duty, is suspended and also faces a code-of-conduct review by the department.