A former Ottawa police constable has been given a three-year probationary sentence after pleading guilty to five charges related to violence against four women. When Post was arrested in the fall of 2018, police charged him with 32 offences related to seven women. During a virtual court hearing Thursday, Post pleaded guilty to four charges of assault and one charge of uttering threats. As part of his sentence, Post must provide a DNA sample, is prohibited from owning weapons and cannot communicate with the complainants and their families. In a text message to CBC following Post's sentencing, she wrote: "Eric Post gets a three-year probation for years of torture?

Source: CBC News April 01, 2021 21:00 UTC