RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson called allegations of assault by fellow officers from a former Musical Ride member “old news” in an interview with Global News on Thursday.

The RCMP says that involved officers were disciplined and inappropriate practices were banned following allegations of assault in 1987 that has caused a former Musical Ride member to sue the national police force decades later.

A Mountie who was once part of the famed Musical Ride is suing the national police force, alleging she was sexually assaulted, harassed, repeatedly doused in cold water and dragged through horse manure by colleagues.