British ColumbiaRCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul has been charged with three counts of assault, according to the B.C Prosecution Service, for alleged off-duty offences in Abbotsford, B.C.David Teboul has been a member of the RCMP since 1997, in current role since 2024Chad Pawson · CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2025 2:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoRCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul speaks during a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on May 3, 2024. On Thursday, he was charged with three counts of assault related to alleged incidents while off duty. (Ben Nelms/CBC)RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul has been charged with three counts of assault, according to the B.C Prosecution Service (BCPS).The service says the alleged offences occurred on July 2 while Teboul, the federal policing regional commander for the Pacific Region, was off duty in Abbotsford, B.C.BCPS says Teboul is facing one count of assault and one count of assault by choking in relation to one complainant, and a third count of assault in relation to a second complainant. Teboul has been a Mountie since 1997 and in his current role since 2024, according to the RCMP website.Teboul looks at seized cartons of cigarettes during a RCMP news conference announcing a large seizure of illegal tobacco products, in Surrey on March 8, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)He has been the public face on numerous major cases in B.C. in recent years, delivering updates on illicit narcotic investigations and the investigation into the killing of Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey.’Temporarily re-assigned,’ says forceDawn Roberts, the director in charge of B.C. RCMP communications, said in an email to CBC News that once the force learned about the charges, they launched a code of conduct investigation, which remains ongoing.”A/Commr. Teboul has been temporarily re-assigned and his duty status is subject to continuous review and assessment,” said Roberts.The BCPS says they have chosen Andi MacKay, a senior Vancouver lawyer in private practice, as a special prosecutor for the case.The service said this was done “to avoid any potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice considering the nature of the allegations and the identity of the accused as a police officer in a senior position of authority.”Teboul’s first appearance is scheduled for Oct. 9 at Abbotsford Law Courts.ABOUT THE AUTHORChad Pawson is a CBC News reporter in Vancouver. Please contact him at chad.pawson@cbc.ca.
RCMP regional commander charged with assault, choking while off duty in B.C.
