Alberta’s top court upholds convictions of two police officers in harassment case
Posted Jun 26, 2020 11:51 am.
Last Updated Jun 26, 2020 11:52 am.
CALGARY – Alberta’s Court of Appeal has dismissed applications from two former Calgary police officers who were found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle.
Bradford McNish and Bryan Morton were convicted last year of corruption-related crimes.
In March, Morton was sentenced to 30 months and McNish was sentenced to six months in jail for their roles in the scheme.
Court heard they were paid thousands of dollars to monitor the movements of Akele Taylor, who is the ex-wife of Calgary businessman Ken Carter.
Morton and McNish wanted their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced based on various grounds of appeal, including an argument that the trial judge misunderstood the evidence.
But two decisions released Thursday ruled that the trial judge made no errors in the convictions of either Morton or McNish.
