Victoria Romero

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct including sexual abuse of a student.

The Member engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included electronic communications, spending time alone, and physical and sexual contact both while she was a student and after she graduated.

The Member was criminally convicted of sexual exploitation.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand, immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to and was convicted of possessing child pornography under the Criminal Code.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member pled guilty to professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the mandatory immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate pursuant to the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who had been convicted criminally of possessing child pornography in the form of written words.

The member had engaged in an online conversation seeking a sexual encounter involving a 16-year-old and sent nude photographs.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including engaging in a prohibited act involving child pornography, failing to maintain the standards of the profession, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse of multiple female students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which involved inappropriate touching, sexual remarks, and grooming behaviour.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after taping two young students to their chairs with masking tape as a classroom management technique.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of psychological or emotional abuse, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

The applicant unit owner brought a complaint regarding excessive noise and vibration from a commercial gym operating in another unit.

The parties reached a settlement during the Condominium Authority Tribunal's mediation stage.

The Tribunal issued a consent order requiring the gym operator to cease using certain equipment, implement noise mitigation measures, and vacate the unit by September 30, 2023.

The respondents were also ordered to pay $75 in costs.

The Member, a teacher, attended school on Halloween wearing blackface as part of a zombie costume.

The Member admitted to professional misconduct, acknowledging that his actions were offensive, racist, and caused significant upset to the school community, despite his lack of intent to cause harm.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, his teaching certificate was suspended for one month, and he was ordered to complete a course on cultural sensitivity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, along with a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a cultural sensitivity training course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a written reprimand, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.

The applicant condominium corporation filed a case against a unit owner for breaching a prior settlement agreement regarding smoking on the balcony.

The respondent did not participate in the hearing.

Based on undisputed witness testimony from neighbours, the Tribunal found the respondent breached the agreement by smoking marijuana on his balcony on multiple occasions.

The Tribunal ordered the respondent to comply with the agreement, pay $3,748 in pre-litigation costs as stipulated in the settlement, and pay $2,483 in Tribunal costs and fees.

A claim for the cost of a neighbour's air purifier was dismissed.

The applicant, a condominium unit owner, requested various core records from the respondent condominium corporation.

The respondent failed to provide the records and did not participate in the Condominium Authority Tribunal hearing, citing an unrelated dispute over a fire incident as its reason for withholding the documents.

The Tribunal found the applicant was entitled to the records and that the respondent had no reasonable excuse for its refusal.

The Tribunal ordered the respondent to provide the records, pay a $4,000 penalty for its unacceptable conduct, and reimburse the applicant's $200 filing fee.

The applicant, a condominium unit owner, requested 17 sets of records from the respondent condominium corporation.

While some records were provided during the hearing, the applicant disputed the completeness and redactions of others.

The Tribunal found the respondent had a reasonable excuse for not providing records that did not exist or were protected by solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

However, the respondent lacked a reasonable excuse for withholding operating fund bank statements and providing illegible repair invoices.

The Tribunal ordered the production of the withheld records with appropriate redactions, and awarded the applicant an $800 penalty and $200 in costs due to the respondent's unreasonable delay and inadequate record-keeping.

The applicant unit owner filed an application with the Condominium Authority Tribunal alleging the respondent condominium corporation improperly changed the lock on his storage unit without notice.

The respondent argued the lock was changed for security reasons following a key theft and that the dispute fell outside the Tribunal's jurisdiction.

The Tribunal determined that the dispute concerned the corporation's right to repair a storage unit door in an emergency, rather than provisions governing the storage of items.

Concluding it lacked jurisdiction under Ontario Regulation 179/17, the Tribunal dismissed the application.

The applicant filed an application with the Condominium Authority Tribunal which proceeded to the mediation stage.

The applicant subsequently failed to participate in the mediation despite repeated requests and directions.

After issuing a Notice of Intent to Dismiss and receiving no submissions from the applicant, the Tribunal found the case to be abandoned.

The application was dismissed pursuant to Rule 32.3 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice.