An RCMP adjudicator has found three B.C. constables failed to treat people with respect and courtesy when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals.

Louise Morel found Coquitlam constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick violated the RCMP code of conduct and displayed discreditable conduct by posting the comments — but dismissed other allegations related to workplace harassment.

The case has put the Coquitlam detachment under scrutiny since CBC News first reported on the messages in September 2024.

In an email sent during the code of conduct hearing for the three officers earlier this year, Supt. Darren Carr, the officer in charge of Coquitlam RCMP, described their actions as “a campaign of hate.

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