Overview
- RCMP conduct authority lawyer John MacLaughlan urged that Const. Ian Solven be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days.
- An adjudicator in November found Constables Ian Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick committed discreditable conduct by posting racist, sexist and homophobic messages in group chats and on police systems.
- The RCMP is seeking the officers’ dismissals and all three remain suspended with pay, with Solven suspended since 2021.
- At Friday’s hearing, evidence cited included Solven describing a naked woman in a homeless shelter as “his entertainment” and calling colleagues “retarded” on a police system.
- Solven told the board he “truly regrets” his actions and blamed personal frustrations, while his lawyer urged alternatives such as transfer, retraining and forfeiture of pay.