The appellant police officer appealed a penalty of dismissal imposed after she pled guilty to insubordination and discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act.
The charges arose from unauthorized CPIC searches and the disclosure of confidential police information to a known drug dealer.
The appellant argued the Hearing Officer erred by dismissing motions for abuse of process, a fact finder, and an adjournment, and by failing to give sufficient weight to expert evidence regarding her alcoholism.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission applied a reasonableness standard of review and found no errors in the Hearing Officer's procedural rulings or his weighing of the expert evidence.
The Commission concluded that the penalty of dismissal was reasonable given the seriousness of the misconduct and dismissed the appeal.
