A cop pulls over two young women—one just 17. Days later, they get Instagram messages. Flirty. Inappropriate. One ends with a single word: “Jailbait.” He’s not fired. He’s not charged. He’s just… transferred. And this isn’t even his first time. What happens when those in power cross the line—and the system lets them stay?

Episode 3 of Behind the Red Serge pulls back the curtain on misconduct, cover-ups, and the quiet ways power protects itself.

An off-duty Mountie, drunk and passed out in a Burger King drive-thru — police cruiser running, service dog in the back, and open alcohol at his feet. What happened next wasn’t a public scandal… it was quietly handled behind closed doors. Behind the Red Serge exposes how the RCMP keeps misconduct in the dark.

In the premiere episode of Behind the Red Serge, we open the door to a hidden world of silence, complicity, and institutional protection. The story centers around an alleged sexual assault involving a member of the RCMP during a detachment Christmas party in 2015.

What began as a festive gathering among colleagues ended in a disturbing incident behind closed doors — one that would later be described in testimony as involving non-consensual sexual contact while the victim was unconscious. Despite initial internal awareness, the investigation moved slowly, shielded by layers of bureaucracy and camaraderie within the force.