Suspended RCMP officer faces charges in Nunavut

A suspendedRCMP officeris facing chargesin Arviat, Nunavut.

Officers from the Arviat RCMP detachment responded to the report of a disturbance at ahome early Sunday morning.

Const. Ian Kaulback has beencharged with one count each of careless storage of a firearm, breach of recognizance, and mischief under $5,000. He is to appear in court in Arviaton Aug. 18.

Kaulback, 27, was working as an officer in Newfoundland andLabrador.

But he is on leave from the RCMP after he was charged in Hopedale, N.L., with luring a child under the age of 16 over the Internet. Kaulback is now living in Arviat.

Under bail conditions for the Labrador charge,he cannot use the internet or any mobile deviceexcept to communicate with his lawyer.He can be in the "presence" of children in public spaces, but may not communicate with them.

His preliminary inquiry on the luring charge is scheduled forNov.19in HappyValley-GooseBay, N.L.