Overview

• Sean Eckland, a former Kelowna RCMP officer, was granted a conditional discharge and sentenced to 12 months of probation for obstructing justice.
• Eckland exchanged sexually explicit messages with a domestic assault victim in 2018, which were later used by the victim's boyfriend to alter his assault charges.
• The court cited Eckland's PTSD as a mitigating factor, influencing the decision to avoid a criminal record and impose probation conditions instead.
• Eckland resigned from the RCMP in 2024 and is currently unemployed after what was described as an otherwise 'exemplary policing career.'
• His probation conditions include 120 hours of community service, no contact with the victim, and regular reporting to a probation officer.