So much just-world-fallacy-inspired victim blaming in this thread. The problem here is actually better described as a breakdown in communication with the police, on the part of the RCMP. (I wonder if they have their own videos like "Don't listen to your victims" and "Shut your eyes Mondays" ?)

Modulo the third party scammer that created the situation, the bad actor here is the RCMP itself for bringing the weight of the government down on this guy without doing the real work of actually investigating. The true reform would be to destroy this regressive idea whereby government agents/systems can attack people and then just walk away from the matter after realizing they are wrong. If there were statutory reimbursements for hiring legal representation, time spent/detained, emotional distress etc, then the victim here would have the resources to continue the matter in the eventually consistent justice system. Instead the official policy would seem to be something like "Thank you for your involuntary contribution to this rookie agent's training. Better luck next time"