A six-year veteran of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is going to jail for assaulting her ex-girlfriend.

Thirty-four-year-old Const. Noelle Laite was convicted in January of assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The incidents occurred at the couple’s Pasadena home between late 2020 and early 2021.

Both the Crown and defence proposed sentences on the low end of the scale and house arrest instead of jail time.

But Judge Wayne Gorman rejected those submissions, and sentenced Laite to four months of incarceration, plus 12 months’ probation.

Gorman noted the two “grave assaults” were not isolated, but instead a pattern of behavior against an intimate partner over a period of time.

Said Gorman: “The sentence must reflect the individual harm to the victim and the heinous effects of domestic violence,” calling it a significant societal problem.

RNC Const. Noelle Laite sentenced to 4 months in jail for assaulting her ex-girlfriend, plus 12 months’ probation. Judge rejects submissions for house arrest, citing “significant societal problem” of domestic violence. @VOCMNEWS

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Laite pleaded not guilty, denied responsibility during the trial, and declined a chance to apologize to the victim and show remorse.

But the defence had argued she’s a first-time offender who’s been subject to shame and stigma due to media coverage of the case.

Laite was taken into custody today for the first time since being charged early last year.

For now, she remains suspended without pay from the RNC.