A Vernon police officer has been ordered to resign after an RCMP Conduct Board found he had forcibly kissed a colleague at a staff Christmas party in 2023.

Const. Shaun Miranda, an officer since 2017, heard the decision in a Vernon hotel conference room Friday, Aug. 22, the fifth day of the conduct hearing, which resembled a court proceeding though it was an internal RCMP process.

The Conduct Board was tasked with determining the legitimacy of a single allegation of sexual misconduct against Miranda. The board ultimately found that the allegation was established, and Friday's hearing was largely to hear closing submissions from counsel for the Conduct Board and Miranda's lawyer, and to determine whether Miranda would be allowed to remain on the force.

The kiss took place at an unofficia

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