Kenneth Warren Thompson

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Kenneth Warren Thompson, called to the BC Bar in 1978, was charged under s.173(1)(a) of the Criminal Code after masturbating in his car in a public place in Parksville, BC on August 1, 2003, in the presence of four females under 18. He pled guilty on January 27, 2004 and received an absolute discharge on February 16, 2004. He became a non-practising member in December 2003 and resigned from the Law Society on March 31, 2005. In this Agreed Statement of Facts he admitted the indecent act constituted dishonourable conduct reflecting adversely on the integrity of the profession (contrary to Chapter 2, Ruling 1) and amounted to conduct unbecoming a lawyer. The tribunal made no express finding of dishonesty; the admission related to integrity/dishonourable conduct. No fine, costs, or specific sanction is stated in this document.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Act in the client's best interests

Mitigating factors:

• Self-reported the charge to the Law Society
• Pled guilty to the criminal charge
• Granted an absolute discharge
• Voluntarily became a non-practising member and later resigned