Ontario College of Teachers v. Hamilton, 2018 ONOCT 64

DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS

Citation: Ontario College of Teachers v Hamilton 2018 ONOCT 64

Date: 2018-10-23

ORAL DECISION AND ORDER

IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and the Regulation (Ontario Regulation 437/97) thereunder;

AND IN THE MATTER OF a discipline proceeding against

Richard John Hamilton, a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.

PANEL: John Hamilton, OCT, Chair Alicia Nunn, OCT Tom Potter

HEARD: October 23, 2018

Ava Arbuck of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, for Ontario College of Teachers, assisted by Annie Lacroix, Law Clerk

Richard John Hamilton, self-represented

Robin McKechney of Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc, Independent Legal Counsel

PUBLICATION BAN: Pursuant to subsection 32.1(3) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, no person shall publish the identity of, or any information that could disclose the identity of, any person who is under 18 years old and is a witness in a hearing or is the subject of evidence in a hearing.

By order of the Discipline Committee on October 23, 2018, there is also a publication ban on any information that could identify Person A in this matter, and a specific publication ban preventing the public disclosure of Tabs C and D of the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea (Exhibit 2), pursuant to subsection 32.1(1) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

This matter came on for hearing before a panel of the Discipline Committee (the "Committee") on October 23, 2018 at the Ontario College of Teachers (the "College") at Toronto.

Richard John Hamilton (the "Member") was not in attendance for the hearing and did not have legal representation. The Committee was advised at the outset of the hearing that the parties had entered into an agreement with respect to the hearing.