Achi news desk-
A member of the New Brunswick RCMP has been charged after allegedly making an arrangement to “facilitate sexual offences” with a person he believed to be under the age of 16.
The RCMP say Cpl. Jeremy Bastarache of the New Brunswick RCMP was charged on Monday, and they have referred the investigation to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).
“SiRT has supported the RCMP’s criminal investigation by overseeing the expertise of our specialized policing services such as the Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) and Digital Forensics Units,” said Cpl. Hans Ouellette with the RCMP in a statement on Tuesday.
“SiRT’s supervision will continue throughout the investigation.”
Bastarache appeared in court in New Brunswick on Tuesday and was released on conditions. The RCMP say he has also been suspended with pay.
