A Vancouver police sergeant who also taught in the universities of British Columbia admitted to having discreditable driving allegations linked to unsolicited sexualized messages he sent to colleagues officers and students.
Sgt. Keiron McConnell, a high -ranking veteran from the gang’s crime unit in the department, is the subject of a public hearing called by the office of the police complaints after several women have brought complaints concerning his conduct which dates back several years.
The hearing has been informed that McConnell sent unwanted sexualized communications to students and colleagues officers, in particular by learning about the color of their underwear and their sexual preferences.
Marilyn Sandford, council of the public hearing, told the referee Carol Baird Ellan that McConnell had agreed to accept a reduction in grade, a suspension of 20 days and other disciplinary and corrective measures to combat her inappropriate conduct.
Sandford says that McConnell has taken the “responsibility” of his conduct, recognizing that women saw him in a position of authority which could have an impact on their police careers, which made them reluctant to report it to their department or to the institutions where he taught.
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Sandford says that the lawyers of McConnell, the public hearing and the complaint commissioner agreed to propose resolutions to complaints against him, which involved allegations made by seven women whose names are covered by a prohibition of publication.
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