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Police officer's appeal of dismissal for unauthorized database access and breach of trust dismissed.
The appellant police officer appealed a disciplinary penalty of dismissal (seven days to resign or be terminated) imposed after he pled guilty to two counts of Insubordination, two counts of Discreditable Conduct, and one count of Breach of Confidence.
The misconduct involved unauthorized access to police databases to obtain confidential information about an acquaintance's criminal investigation and sharing that information with a civilian.
The officer was also convicted criminally of Breach of Trust by a Public Official.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission dismissed the appeal, finding the Hearing Officer's decision on penalty was reasonable, properly weighed the aggravating and mitigating factors, and was proportional to the egregious nature of the misconduct.
Human rights application deferred pending completion of related OIPRD investigation into police conduct.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination and reprisal by police officers who allegedly took his eagle feather during a search of his residence.
The respondent requested that the application be deferred pending the completion of related criminal proceedings and public complaints with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD).
The Tribunal declined to defer based on the criminal proceedings but ordered the application deferred pending the completion of the OIPRD process, as the OIPRD complaints involved the exact same events and an investigation was actively underway.
