Former top Mountie David Teboul quits post, admits assaulting teen lacrosse player

The statement read in court by special prosecutor Andi MacKay says Teboul declared he was a police officer during the assault, which may have led to the youth not fighting back, and that Teboul later gave Abbotsford police an account “inconsistent “ with what was captured on a video shown in court.

His lawyer, Brock Martland, asked for a conditional discharge while the Crown requested a suspended sentence with an 18-month probation period.

“There was zero provocation in this case,” MacKay said in court, calling a conditional discharge ”wholly inappropriate.”

The plea on the single charge comes more than a year after Teboul was charged with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm by choking, suffocating or strangling.

Teboul’s trial was set to begin on Tuesday, but the dates were vacated pending Wednesday’s appearance at the Abbotsford courthouse.

The BC Prosecution Service appointed MacKay as a special prosecutor in August last year as the Abbotsford Police Department investigated the allegations against the officer, and Teboul was charged about a month later.

The court heard on Wednesday that the altercation happened on July 2 last year at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre, after the lacrosse game in which Teboul’s son participated.

According to the statement of facts, a verbal altercation between Teboul’s son and the other player, 16, drew the involvement of Teboul’s wife and became violent when Teboul intervened.

According to the RCMP’s website, Teboul joined the Mounties in 1997 and served in detachments along the west coast of Canada.

MacKay said Teboul had quit his leadership post. The RCMP did not immediately respond to questions about whether he remained with the force.

The RCMP website said his career included more than a decade of homicide investigative work and several years in charge of the RCMP’s Anti-Corruption Unit, before he joined British Columbia’s National Security Counter-Terrorism Program, where he served for eight years and was in charge for nearly three years.

In March 2024, Teboul was appointed assistant commissioner in the position of federal policing regional commander for the Pacific region, which includes B.C. and Yukon.

The RCMP website said he led all federal programs in that role, including national security, drugs and organized crime, border integrity, financial integrity and protective services.

It said he had also “been granted several RCMP service awards and commendations.”

Teboul received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in June 2025, about two weeks before the alleged offences.

The prosecution service has said special prosecutors are appointed “to avoid any potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice” given the nature of the allegations and Teboul’s senior position of authority.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026.

Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Former top Mountie David Teboul quits post, admits assaulting teen lacrosse player

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