Constable Resigns After Pleading Guilty to Charges Laid In September

Constable Mackenzie Rogers of the Peterborough Police has resigned after pleading guilty to criminal charges laid against him in September.

Rogers was sworn in as a Constable at the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on Dec. 6, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

Rogers was arrested by Peterborough Police and faced two counts of breach of trust and possession of stolen property obtained by crime.

His charges were listed by the Peterborough Police on Sept. 7 and he pled guilty to the latter on Wednesday, according to Stuart Betts, Peterborough Police Chief.

“As Chief of Police, nothing is more angering than to know that a trusted member of the police service crossed the line into criminality.  It is inexcusable and certain, as marked by Mr. Rogers admission of guilt,” he said. “It affects each and everyone of us, not only in this Organization, but in our profession, when an officer crosses the line they swore an oath to uphold.”

The former Constable returns to court on Aug. 24 for sentencing.

“We will continue to follow the case through to its conclusion at sentencing, said Betts. “Now that Mr. Rogers has pled guilty, he will be subject to the same monitoring for compliance with court-imposed conditions upon sentencing that every other convicted criminal is.”

Rogers served seven years with the Peterborough Police Service prior to his arrest. He was sworn in as a Constable at the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on Dec. 6, 2019.

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