Man who says he was target of sting operation speaks about B.C. woman’s disappearance: ‘I’ve been vilified”
Global News
When Caitlin Potts mysteriously vanished from the Okanagan in 2016, police launched an expensive Mr. Big sting operation, according to a suspect in her disappearance.
When Caitlin Potts mysteriously vanished from the Okanagan in 2016, police launched an extensive and expensive Mr. Big sting operation against a suspect in her disappearance.
That’s according to Jason Hnatiuk, who said he was at the centre of the investigation.
Hnatiuk said he was a friend of Potts, 27, but denied being her boyfriend. He said he met Potts at a tough time in his life.
“I had just broken up with the mother of my kids. I was feeling really lost in life,” he said. “I was lonely.”
Hnatiuk said that Potts was working as an escort.
“There was an understanding that that’s the situation,” he said. “We would have drinks. We’d go to the club, dancing, all that kind of stuff.”
“I was working all the time, and then there’s this person Caitlin who’s fun and will hang out with me and stuff.”
“The thing about Caitlin is she’d give you the shirt off her back,” Hnatiuk said. “She’s tough as nails. That’s what I liked about her.”