New BrunswickJudge Ronald LeBlanc will sentence Billy Parent-Roy in Moncton provincial court next month for his assault on Craig Hachey during an arrest. The Crown is seeking 30 to 60 days in jail, while the defence is seeking an absolute discharge.Billy Parent-Roy will be sentenced Oct. 6 for assaulting Craig Hachey during a 2022 arrest.Katelin Belliveau · CBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2025 4:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoBilly Parent-Roy appeared in Moncton provincial court Monday for his sentencing hearing where he spoke briefly about being proud of his integrity and professionalism at work. (Rachel Gauvin/Radio-Canada)WARNING: This story contains content some readers may find disturbing.A Codiac RCMP constable who assaulted a man whose hands and feet were tied during an arrest three years ago will be sentenced in Moncton court next month.Billy Parent-Roy was found guilty in March of assault causing bodily harm to Craig Hachey.On June 29, 2022, Parent-Roy detained Hachey at the Shediac RCMP detachment under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act.Surveillance footage from inside the detachment, which Judge Ronald LeBlanc viewed during the trial, showed the officer using physical force multiple times in the minutes it took to transport Hachey from a police vehicle to a holding cell.WATCH | Security footage from 2022 shows RCMP officer assaulting handcuffed man: Codiac RCMP officer who assaulted man in 2022 to be sentenced in OctoberConst. Billy Parent-Roy will be sentenced in Moncton provincial court next month for assaulting Craig Hachey, a man he repeatedly punched while detaining him in Shediac three years ago.Parent-Roy can be seen punching Hachey repeatedly, kneeing him in the chest, grabbing him by the neck and putting his entire body weight on his calves.During a sentencing hearing in Moncton provincial court Monday, Crown prosecutor Patrick Wilbur asked for 30 to 60 days in jail, along with 12 months of probation with a focus on community service.He reminded LeBlanc that Hachey’s hands and feet were handcuffed during the arrest, and that Parent-Roy was assisted by other officers in a secure area.”They were four against one,” Wilbur said in French, adding that police officers ought to be held at a high standard for their conduct at work.”The public counts on them.” Assault charge laid against Codiac RCMP officer He said Parent-Roy abused his authority in that moment, and he was “the only one who punched.’When the judge asked Wilbur how an RCMP officer could safely be held in a jail with other offenders, Wilbur replied, “it’s not the court’s responsibility.”Outside court Monday, defence lawyer Gilles Lemieux told reporters he would not comment on the reasons he gave in court for asking Judge Ronald LeBlanc for an absolute discharge. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC)Defence lawyer Gilles Lemieux asked LeBlanc for an absolute discharge, which means the offence would not appear on Parent-Roy’s criminal record.He said that, at the time, Parent-Roy had “very little experience, no supervision, acted in the moment, took a decision that perhaps today he regrets.”He said that without an absolute discharge, the offence would end his career and follow him for the rest of his life.”Billy Parent-Roy deserves a chance,” he said in French.Parent-Roy spoke briefly in court and said he has always been proud of his integrity at work. LeBlanc confirmed he received a letter from Parent-Roy but it was not read in court.The maximum sentence for assault causing bodily harm is ten years and there is no minimum.Judge Ronald LeBlanc is set to deliver Parent-Roy’s sentence October 6.ABOUT THE AUTHORKatelin Belliveau is a CBC reporter based in Moncton.
RCMP officer who assaulted man in Shediac to be sentenced next month
