The sex assault trial for former RCMP Inspector Tim Shields continued in Vancouver Provincial Court on Thursday.
He’s alleged to have assaulted a civilian employee, whose name is protected by a publication ban, in the fall of 2009.
He testified that the sexually-charged fondling that allegedly happened in a unisex bathroom at E Division Headquarters in Vancouver was consensual.
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Under cross-examination from the Crown, Shields defended his depiction of events, describing them as “friendly”, saying that the hugs between them were “increasingly longer”, and even describing them as sensual.
Previously the Defence wanted to challenge the link between the complainant and Tim Shields being that person’s direct superior.
The Crown argued a work subordinate cannot give consent.
Shields was suspended with pay in June 2015 after an internal RCMP investigation, and resigned that December.
The trial, which started on June 27, was expected to only last a few weeks.
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