A jealous police officer guilty of harassing two former spouses said he was aware of his “shameful” behavior, while trying to show himself in an obviously good light to obtain leniency from the court.
“I was controlling, meticulous, Cartesian. I wanted to impose my rhythm of life on others, ”said David Ross, this Thursday at the Montreal courthouse.
Ross, a Trois-Rivières police officer who has since been fired, was back in court yesterday in his harassment case. Because if he did everything to give himself a good image at work, he could become despicable with the women he frequented.
“He doesn’t like her wearing perfume, make-up, cleavage,” the summary of facts about one victim says. She suffered criticism from the accused in this regard. During outings, the accused was jealous and reproached [son ex-conjointe] when she laughs too much, when she is too physically close to other men, when she has too much fun. »
He had two victims, although he acknowledges that his toxic behavior continued for several years.
Excuses
“I was a self-centered person, with low to moderate consideration, unhealthy jealousy, controlling, with inappropriate behavior,” admitted Ross, using terms more often found in reports of expertise than from the mouth of an accused.
But if he did so, it was because he was “sick”, he assured. The accused, who did not fail to name all his achievements as a police officer, also explained that if he had acted badly, it was perhaps because when he was younger, three spouses had left him for people he knew.
“I was devastated, completely devastated,” he said.
But he swore he realized his wrongs, while claiming to have suffered too.
“I demolished myself, I demolished women,” testified the accused.
sorry
As for the accusation of having illegally accessed a police database to gather information on ex-spouses, Ross admitted to having acted badly, while seeming to want to minimize the gravity of his crime.
“What is important to remember is that at no time were the requests given or passed on to others,” he said, adding that he acted out of jealousy.
He also said he was “sincerely sorry” for his gesture to the City of Trois-Rivières, the police, as well as to the citizens.
The hearing, before Judge André Perreault, will continue in May. The lawyers should then make their suggestions as to the sentence to impose on Ross.