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VANCOUVER — The wife of an Alberta Mountie whose controversial transfer to B.C. ignited a political firestorm claims the force is making an example of him.

Janet Ray, the wife of Sgt. Don Ray, sent a letter Tuesday to media outlets, B.C. Premier Christy Clark and RCMP brass, in which she suggests media reports have been unfairly bashing her husband, and that the force turned on Ray only after details of his alcohol and sexual-related misconduct in Alberta were reported.

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Details from Ray’s misconduct hearing were reported in May, including how he exposed himself to a female co-worker, had alcohol-fuelled parties at his Edmonton detachment, and used his position to drink with and have sex with subordinate co-workers.

He admitted to seven counts of disgraceful conduct between 2006 and 2009. He was demoted one rank and docked 10 days pay.

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Janet Ray writes that her husband excelled for years in the RCMP but the couple’s family life faltered and his misconduct occurred after he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder connected to difficult policing duties in Sierra Leone in 2003.