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An Abbotsford cop who was charged following a lengthy investigation into corruption has pleaded guilty to breach of trust.

Christopher Nicholson, a constable who joined the Fraser Valley police force in 2005 and was charged in 2013, entered his plea during a brief appearance Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.

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Before accepting the plea from Nicholson, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown got him to agree that he had made his decision voluntarily and had admitted the essential elements of the offence.

The judge told the accused that on sentencing, she would make her own decision and would not be bound by any agreement he might reach with the Crown.

The plea came on the day that a jury was to be selected for and following a lengthy pre-trial proceeding that was subject to a publication ban.

The offence relates to Nicholson having given false information to two other police officers and counselling a person to destroy evidence.