The appellant, a police officer, appealed a penalty decision ordering his resignation or dismissal following a guilty plea to two counts of discreditable conduct related to intimate partner violence against two different complainants.
The appellant argued the Hearing Officer erred in principle on several grounds, including the treatment of McNeil reporting requirements, double-counting the Service's Intimate Partner Violence Unit as an aggravating factor, discounting character letters, and finding he could not be rehabilitated.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission dismissed the appeal, finding no errors in principle in the Hearing Officer's application of dispositional factors and confirming the penalty of dismissal.
