A Surrey Mountie who pleaded guilty to three breach of trust charges last fall learned this week he will not serve time behind bars for the crimes.
Court officials confirmed Cpl. Peter Leckie was sentenced Jan. 16 in Surrey Provincial Court to an 18-month conditional term for each of the three counts, followed by one year probation, to be served concurrently.
He’ll be under house arrest for the first 12 months of his sentence, and a curfew for the remaining six months, added B.C. Prosecution Service spokesman Daniel McLaughlin.
Conditional sentence orders are served in the community, and are typically imposed when a judge is satisfied that an individual does not pose a danger to the community.
Leckie originally faced nine charges in connection with allegations he used his position as a police officer to obtain information and contact members of the public for the purpose of “engaging in intimate relationships with women both on and off duty.”
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Suspended with pay following the initial charge announcement in June 2022, he pleaded guilty to the three charges in October 2023.
The counts were “amended to include circumstances from several outstanding charges,” a BC Prosecution Service spokesperson noted at the time.
BC RCMP officials said at that time that Leckie continued to be “suspended without pay and allowances.”
As well, “the RCMP Code of Conduct is also moving forward with a Conduct Hearing that will take place after the criminal matter is concluded.”