Ottawa cop accused of misconduct with 'escorts'

[mod 135640]

Before the rumours start the info was probably from cerb but i did not give this to the police. I suspect one or more of the ladies shared this info with the investigating officers.

 

Ottawa cop accused of misconduct with 'escorts'

 

 

An Ottawa police officer accused of meeting with escorts while in uniform, and using his position as a cop to gain access to private records, is facing several charges.

 

 

Sgt. Rohan Beebakhee is facing six counts under the Police Services Act including insubordination, corrupt practice and deceit.

 

 

SEE FULL STORY HERE:

 

http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/09/24/ottawa-cop-accused-of-misconduct-with-escorts

[MightyPen 67414]

A package, turned over from the Special Investigations Unit, contained 113 pages of material from a website that served as an escort review discussion board.

 

There, it appeared people working in the sex trade industry shared information about bad dates, issues with clients, etc.

 

Several posts pertained to Beebakhee, testified Hinterberger, including comments that he booked dates under the name "Rob," then showed up for dates in uniform and talked to them about the sex trade industry.

Uh... wow!

 

First, horrible that the guy would exploit his position. Second, interesting that online discussions are playing a role in the investigation.

 

Third, a wag of my finger at the SUN for its headline, in which they write the term escorts as 'escorts'. Seems kind of dickish.

[Phaedrus 209521]

From the article:

 

It's alleged Sgt. Rohan Beebakhee acted as "an enforcer" on behalf of Pink Kitty,

 

What's that supposed to mean? Anyone know? What's being enforced, and against whom?

[cat 262460]

Be full of care when reading what is written in this article. What people say "might" have happened is hearsay and we all know gossip runs rampant at times. Reporters will print anything that sells papers and we should never take what is written at face value. I've been a News at 6 sound bite and several front pages when I was in the US and the only thing true in the reports were my actual charges. Everything else was just nonsense gathered from people that didn't even know me or outright lies from those with an axe to grind.

 

I feel this investigation is an utter waste of tax payers money that should be allocated to finding the person who is killing sex workers here in Ottawa. It's been going on for 20 years...

 

cat

[Pink Kitty Escorts 6195]

That's what I would like to know too... Talk about a load of crap. He helped out a lot of escorts and because of his investigations a serial rapist was identified and charged. One that was posing as a police officer I might add. Something that should actually be written by the sun.

 

From any encounter we ever had with him, he always remained professional and seemed to genuinely care about the ladies and their safety. It's actually a shame that more officers don't take initiative and actually try to make a difference. Unfortunately I think in today's political climate, taking initiative is highly discouraged.

 

Meanwhile there are other sex workers getting murdered, and police are now claiming they want to build trust and bridges with the escort community. They should put Rohan in charge of the outreach program. He was actually effective and successful.

 

I can't speak to anything else that he is charged with, nor his behaviour towards any other escorts outside of our agency. Anything I have heard mirrors what I have just stated.

 

If anything is written about our agency having any other relationship with SGT. Beebakhee it is 100% false.

 

Leave it to the Ottawa Sun, they would f**K up the Lord's prayer..

[Kimberly-Shea 28280]

The Ottawa Citizen has a much more detailed article on the subject:

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Police+officer+made+dates+with+trade+workers+disciplinary/8952347/story.html

 

I for one, am very glad this "officer's" actions are being brought to light.

 

Kim

[Lowdark 5613]

The Ottawa Sun printed sensationalism and passed it off as news? Shocking (insert sarcasm here).

[Kathryn Bardot 99339]

The Ottawa Citizen has a much more detailed article on the subject:

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Police+officer+made+dates+with+trade+workers+disciplinary/8952347/story.html

 

I for one, am very glad this "officer's" actions are being brought to light.

 

Kim

Booking as a client and then showing up at an incall location in full uniform to provide "safety tips" is dishonest and puts the provider at risk. Folks notice when the police show up at their neighbour's door, whether it be at a hotel or a private residence. If a police officer wants to "build a rapport", then do it honestly, otherwise yes, their actions will come up on the radar in regards to professional conduct.

[piano8950 32577]

I feel this investigation is an utter waste of tax payers money

 

Is there a reason why you believe this to be true?

[cat 262460]

I feel that the SUI looked into it and yes, his initial approach was less than desirable for establishing trust but it was at least genuine. I haven't met the man myself but the ladies that I know who met him personally spoke highly of him and of their dealings with him. I don't buy that he was muscle for PK, that just screams sensationalism. I think he had the right idea, just took the wrong approach. Honestly, there are things reported as fact in both articles that I know to be untrue so I'm not buying any of it. If even 1 fact is wrong, I question everything. To me, it doesn't pass the smell test.

 

The fact that there may very well be a serial killer in Ottawa targeting SW's that has gone unsolved for over 2 decades makes me wonder. They don't have a problem allocating funds to finance a team to reinvestigate this officer after SUI cleared him but they don't have the resources to find out who's killing us?

 

cat

[Kimberly-Shea 28280]

Here is another article from the Citizen posted today, detailing the lengths of which this officer went to stalk escorts using confidential police databases:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Ottawa+police+officer+accessed+confidential+records/8958293/story.html

 

Kim

[fortunateone 156618]

The Ottawa Citizen has a much more detailed article on the subject:

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Police+officer+made+dates+with+trade+workers+disciplinary/8952347/story.html

 

I for one, am very glad this "officer's" actions are being brought to light.

 

Kim

 

 

It is nice to know that the people who reported him were listened to. I hope sps take note that even if the wheels turn slowly in these cases, that your local LE will investigate these reports even if the one being reported is an officer.

 

I'm not sure why the connection to PK. The article mentions his # showed up as calling an unnamed agency twice, which as anyone making appointments knows means nothing. A phone call isn't an appt, and two phone calls doesn't mean an appt either.

 

But to me this guy crossed the line not because he was LE, not because he wanted (or said he wanted) to give safety talks to sps, and not because he didn't force free sessions on the sps on arrival. Everything I object to about this guy is he posed as a client, made an appointment, and showed up to the appointment, while posing as a client, making the sp lose real business, by thinking she has a paying client show up. Some sps go out of their way to provide and pay for an incall when meeting clients, it is a big cost to them in order to see this guy posing as a client. None of them were compensated for having their time wasted, and if they did tell him to stop doing that, it is my understanding that he ignored their comments and just carried on doing it.

 

This is the kind of thing that gets someone listed in a blacklist, imo, and rightly so, so that other sps' time is not wasted, and they do not book any appointments with someone who is taking time away from legit clients.

 

But in any case, knowing incalls are technically illegal, can you imagine the stress and fear that has to run through the minds of any sp expecting a legit client and opening the door to a uniformed officer, and possibly his cohort? Damn right he needed to be reported for misconduct.

[Areez 11906]

Good guy or not I think the cop in question approach this in so many wrong ways.

 

I'm not an SP; but how would you expect to react when a full fledged police office shows up for an appointment; does not matter if he means good or harm.

 

He could still go in with his civilian clothing if all he meant is well and just doing a check up. I'm sure he is as capable of defending himself even without the uniform.

 

And using confidential information for any personal purposes? well -- that's wrong in any business: be it to help other ... he's a cop - There is a process and procedures to get things done. How do one expect to enforce the rules and have other follow it if they are not following the rules themselves?

 

Very interesting development.

[Daniel17 3616]

So does this mean PK keeps track of numbers called in? I don't know I feel about that.

[Kimberly-Shea 28280]

So does this mean PK keeps track of numbers called in? I don't know I feel about that.

 

No, from the sound of it, it seems the police acquired PK's phone records from the phone/cell company during an unrelated investigation.

 

Kim

[Phaedrus 209521]

So does this mean PK keeps track of numbers called in? I don't know I feel about that.

 

It just said, "an agency". It didn't say PK specifically for this, even though they were mentioned by name in another context. And the logs could well have come from the phone company - in fact, it's more likely that this was the case if the agency was actually being investigated for something.

 

If this bothers you, then go the cloak-and-dagger route: get a burner cellphone, pay cash for both the phone and the top-up cards, make sure your real name and address aren't associated with it anywhere, and take the battery out whenever you're not using it. If you can actually be bothered with all that :)

[WriteOn 3250]

I feel this investigation is an utter waste of tax payers money that should be allocated to finding the person who is killing sex workers here in Ottawa. It's been going on for 20 years...

 

Of course finding a serial killer should be investigated but to say that it is a waste of taxpayers money to investigate a police officer who has broken the law and the trust of the public is ridiculous.

 

From the article:

 

"Beebakhee is facing six counts under the Police Services Act, including insubordination, corrupt practice and deceit."

[scribbles 6031]

Can I ask why we believe there to be a serial killer? If it's because sex workers have been killed in this area for the last 20 years, I'd suggest that just proves the alarming and unfortunate fact that this is an industry frequently victimized by violence. Is there more reason than that?

 

As for this officer, clearly his methods were poorly thought out. His intentions don't seem to be all that heinous, though. As some here have said, isn't it a good thing when the authorities actually look to be interested in helping, when they are interested at all?

[Isabella Gia (Banned) 53881]

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