Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown
A veteran guard on duty the night two female prisoners engaged in sex in Kamloops RCMP cells has testified it’s common procedure to separate amorous cellmates and report the incident to a supervisor.
David Clark testified yesterday (Sept. 18) in the trial of Cpl. Rick Brown, who is charged with breach of trust by a public officer.
Brown was watch commander in the early-morning hours of Aug. 18, 2010, when two intoxicated women engaged in explicit sex acts in a detachment jail cell.
Court heard earlier that Brown and other Mounties, as well as jail guards, watched the sex acts via closed-circuit video.
At no point did anyone intervene.
Clark was called as a witness for the prosecution.
He served seven years as a guard at the RCMP detachment in Kamloops and 16 years at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
He left his shift shortly before the full sexual contact between the two women.
Clark said he reported to the next guard coming on shift at about 4 a.m. the two women in the drunk tank sitting “unusually close.
“They were friendly — probably might get too friendly,” Clark reported to the guard who came on shift next.
Crown prosecutor Jas Gahunia asked Clark if he had witnessed sexual activity by prisoners in past.
Calling it “not that common,” Clark said he has seen a handful of incidents, typically between women.
“We had one incident of one male pursuing another in the drunk tank at the RCMP cells and several in the correctional centre.”
Clark said standard policy was to separate the prisoners and report it to the watch commander.
Guards at the RCMP lockup cannot enter a cell without a Mountie present.
“The police operations manual states something to the effect of report unusual behaviour,” he said.
Earlier witnesses have testified there was no written procedure.
Another Mountie testified earlier yesterday he was concerned about the behaviour of the guards and Mounties when the incident occurred, but he took no action.
Cpl. Brian O’Callaghan was on duty that evening, reporting to watch commander Brown.
When the guards and RCMP members went toward the cells on the first report of the incident, O’Callaghan said he believed he didn’t need to be involved.
When members returned to the general duty pit area, he heard laughing and chatter about the women engaging in sex in the cells.
“I expressed the concerns I had,” O’Callaghan said of his interaction with one of the guards who watched the women on closed-circuit television.
But, O’Callaghan said, he took no action and otherwise ignored the banter.
The trial is scheduled to continue today and next week.
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