Frank Magazine writer vows to take charge to Supreme Court if needed

HALIFAX – Halifax police say a writer for a local satire and gossip magazine has been charged with breaching the publication ban in the case of a police officer’s murder.

Andrew Douglas, 39-year-old employee of Frank magazine, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court September 6 after a police investigation that began earlier this month.

A preliminary inquiry into the homicide of Catherine Campbell began on July 11 and police say the magazine published a story online the same day that included information that was subject to the ban.

The same story appeared in the print edition of the magazine, which appeared on newsstands on July 13. The Halifax magazine is run separately from the Ottawa publication of the same name.

Police say the writer was notified of the charge on the evening of July 26.

Douglas says his story was researched, written and published ahead of the publication ban and vowed to fight the charge in court.

“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that we’ve been charged with this and we’re going to fight this to the end of the earth, we’re going to take it to the Supreme Court of Canada if we have to,” Douglas said

Christopher Calvin Garnier is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Campbell, who had served as a Truro police constable for six years before her death.

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