Calgary police union VP ordered to take domestic violence counselling as assault charge withdrawn

An assault charge has been withdrawn againstCalgary Police Association vice-presidentMike Baker, who instead entered into a peace bond on Friday.

Baker was chargedafter police were called to his home in May in response to a domestic incident complaint.

The 20-year police veteranmust continue to attend counselling for "psychiatric and psychological issues as well as domestic violence and parenting issues," Judge Gordon Krinke ordered as a condition of the peace bond.

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Baker will not have a criminal record.

The peace bond is acourt order that now requires Baker to keep the peace and be on good behaviour for a 12-month period.

It also meansBaker admitted to breaching the peace back in May, but his lawyer says charges should never have been laid.

"There was no criminal offence. Had he not been a police officer, he would not have been charged," said Baker's lawyer, Cory Wilson.

Baker ison leave from the Calgary Police Service while in the role of CPA vice-president. The association serves as a union representing city officers.

CPA president Les Kaminskifaced his own set of charges perjury and assault stemming from a 2008arrest. But all charges were dropped as of January.

Wilson says Baker and his wife reconciled "weeks ago."

"He's obviously upset that he was charged in the first place," said Wilson. "He maintains his innocence but he's very happy to have his whole family move forward."

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