The appellant, a Detective Sergeant and Detachment Commander, appealed his convictions on two counts of discreditable conduct and the resulting penalty of a reduction in rank to First Class Constable.
The charges stemmed from allegations of sexual harassment, including unwelcome comments and physical touching, directed at a civilian dispatcher and a co-op student.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission dismissed the appeals against both conviction and penalty, finding that the evidence supported the convictions, the procedural rulings were appropriate, and the penalty was the minimum acceptable given the serious nature of sexual harassment by a superior officer.
