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During the second two months of his sentence, Devic will have a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The judge ruled that Devic does not have to provide a DNA sample.
Court hears former cop Dario Devic has been unemployed since being suspended from the force after the Creep Catchers incident, and had been ostricized by policing colleagues. And that he feels great regret.
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Judge James Sutherland outlines factors considered in decision, including that Devic must香蕉视频直播檝e known the 香蕉视频直播渟erious香蕉视频直播� consequences of his actions, abusing his position of trust. Notes he has support from family but has suffered consequences, which should香蕉视频直播檝e been obvious risk
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The Crown sought a one-year conditional sentence order (CSO) for the former cop while the defence wanted a conditional discharge.
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The judge heard submissions from Crown prosecutor Lauren Chu and defence lawyer Rishi Gill.
Devic香蕉视频直播檚 wife Adisa Devic, who also addressed the court, stood by her man.
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The court also heard Devic, who had worked as a constable on the Surrey RCMP Criminal Crash Investigation Team, and Van Vliet had exchanged approximately 200 emails between Aug. 29 to Sept. 7, 2016, exchanging photos as well. Devic called himself 香蕉视频直播渄an donson.香蕉视频直播�
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