But, Faber's other attorney OJ Elrington was much more plainspoken against the Commissioner of Police. He said that the Compol acted wrongly and unethically in proceeding to bring a charge that had been recanted - and in divulging the details of the victim's complaint:
Orson "OJ" Elrington, Attorney for Patrick Faber
"I heard the Commissioner of Police made some comments on the news last night which were not only totally and completely legally wrong, but he made other comments which in my opinion were completely unbecoming of his office, they were unacceptable and in my opinion unethical. Firstly, he said that if a complaint is made that automatically you get charges if anybody makes a complaint, anybody with an iota of knowledge of the law knows that is completely and utterly false. At no time did he offered the leader of the opposition and our client the opportunity to respond to the allegations. Did he conduct any investigation or his office conducts any investigation at all to verify the veracity of the statements made. So that statement that he made is completely and utterly wrong and I am trying to use the kindest words possible. Furthermore, in his statement to the media last night, in an attempt to defend what can only amount to the fact that he is acting on a political instruction. There is no other explanation for it. He responded by not only converting allegations into facts, but he also at that moment violated an ethical principle, not for my client Mr. Faber, but for the complainant. I was in a meeting where she consistently repeated that the concern was that the contents of her statement be made public. That it was a private matter and that it should be within the confines of the court system. Only for the man who holds the highest office in the land for the police to blurt allegations on his own set of facts. I find that absolutely unacceptable."
"My position right now and I have not consulted with my client as yet nor my learned friend, but my position right now is that my client actually has a case in malicious prosecution, because these charges were brought on the basis of bias, malice and were totally unfounded."
Jules Vasquez
"Sir, but you are speaking from the position of a prosecutor. Mr. Williams said he is trying to protect the victim, because the pattern of behaviour shows that these incidents, even though recanted, there are done so under coercive pressure and there is often a repeat, because there is a pattern of behaviour, as it is with your friend."
Orson "OJ" Elrington, Attorney for Patrick Faber
"He is trying to protect her? What he did last night on the news is the opposite of that. That was a direct attack on that young lady which I find completely and utterly unacceptable and I will publicly and that I why I felt it necessary to put it on public record that that is unethical and unacceptable. Not in any situation is it that any police, much less the commissioner of police, a man that is supposed to be learned should be making up his own facts or revealing contents of allegations in a statement, having never even check the veracity of it, not even so much as a phone call. So, for me and that is what potherbs me the most is because that young lady was the subject of an attack verbally by the commissioner when it is he decided that he will release anything that she said in her statement. Again, the young lady said it over and over, I do not want the contents of this..."
Jules Vasquez
"But these would be adduced in open court any way, sir. You are trying to change who the perpetrator of the crime is."
Orson "OJ" Elrington, Attorney for Patrick Faber
"No sir. Again, there was nothing brought before open court just now. Not one accusation made beyond.... He could have simply said there is a complaint and we are pursuing that complaint. He does not need to go into the details of that complaint. That is the problem that I have. That is what I find unethical. That is what I find unacceptable."
