Quebec police chief defends arrest of reporter for alleged harassment
MONTREAL — A Quebec police chief has defended the decision to arrest a reporter after the subject of a story he was working on lodged a complaint of criminal harassment.
Radio-Canada said Friday the complaint against Antoine Trepanier stems from calls and emails he sent seeking reaction to a story about the head of the chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters in western Quebec.
The network said the complainant was Yvonne Dube, who is executive director of the organization’s Gatineau chapter and the subject of the interview requests.
Gatineau police Chief Mario Harel held a news conference Friday to defend the process that led to Trepanier’s arrest this week.