- An RCMP officer says some of the key evidence against him at a criminal harassment trial may have been forged by Manitoba justice officials in an attempt to frame him.
- Cpl. Jeff Moyse made the claim while on the witness stand Thursday testifying in his own defence. He has pleaded not guilty to causing fear to his ex-girlfriend, Debbie Buors, who is a Crown attorney.
- Special prosecutor Ryan Rolston spent the entire day cross-examining Moyse on dozens of disturbing text messages, emails and transcribed phone calls he allegedly sent to Buors, who in turn forwarded several of them to colleagues in the Crown's office.
- Moyse would only say "it's possible" he said all of the things being attributed to him but suggested Buors and her friends could have altered the content.
- "Without seeing or hearing the originals, I can't say for sure these are the words I wrote or said," he told court.
- The Crown read many of the communications out loud, including the transcript of two phone messages he allegedly left for Buors two days after her father died suddenly. Buors' friend, prosecutor Lisa Carson, told court this week she transcribed the calls verbatim.
- Moyse claims he has "no memory" of making the calls, which were not permanently recorded.
- "I try to be your friend, I try to be there for you. You won't answer me. You're ignorant towards me. You're pissy with me at every minute. You know what, Debbie, go (expletive) yourself and your attitude," Moyse allegedly said. "Go wallow in your own misery, if that's where you'll want to be. You want to be cold and icy... and bitchy and pricky like you are? Fine, I'll be the same way if that's how you want it."
- Court has heard allegations the personal animosity at times influenced the course of justice as they continued to encounter each other during their jobs. For example, Buors once attended an RCMP attachment to interview two waiting witnesses but Moyse initially refused to let her inside.
- In a text message, Moyse allegedly told Buors she had pushed him as far as she could and "I hope you get everything you deserve." In another, Moyse is accused of telling Buors "Careful how you treat me. Think hard about what I know. Watch your tone." He also tells Buors to "quit hiding in your cyberworld. Just wait until we meet face to face."
- Rolston argued Moyse was trying to frighten and intimidate Buors, who broke up with him in late December 2008 following a brief relationship.
- "That's a heck of a leap. I don't agree with that," Moyse said.
- Moyse claims Buors was constantly sending him "mixed messages" by claiming she never wanted to speak with him again, only to phone or email him days later. Rolston argued it was Moyse who was always the aggressor, noting a Feb. 17, 2009 email in which he allegedly told Buors "I don't know why this whole non-communication thing." Moyse is also accused of sending her an email following their breakup in which he asked Buors to "consider being my friend, sugar lips."
- "Are you not the one sending a mixed message?" asked Rolston. Moyse refused to accept he actually wrote these words but admitted he may have mishandled the situation.
- "There were some communications I'm not proud of," he said. "But it was never, ever my intention to toy with her or play games with her."
- The trial will resume next Wednesday.
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