The appellant police officer appealed a conviction for Corrupt Practice and a penalty of forfeiture of three days off, arising from his use of CPIC to run background checks on prospective employees for his private business.
On appeal to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, both parties agreed that an offence had been committed but requested that the charge be substituted to avoid the stigma of a 'corrupt practice' conviction.
The Commission consented to the agreement, quashed the Corrupt Practice conviction, substituted a finding of guilt for Insubordination, and maintained the penalty of forfeiture of three days off.
