OPP officer demoted for 3 years after slapping officer’s buttock at golf event - BERITAJA

An OPP constable successful Renfrew County has been demoted for 3 years aft slapping the buttock of a female serviceman while she was connected work astatine an OPP kindness play lucifer 2 years ago.

Const. Mark Condron was recovered blameworthy of 1 count of misconduct nether the Community Safety and Policing Act successful November. The misconduct falls nether Section 30 of the CSPA, which prohibits workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

An acting sergeant was connected work and engaged successful a taped power question and reply astatine a kindness play tourney erstwhile Condron slapped her buttock successful June 2024, according to a November determination from the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission.

Condron pleaded not blameworthy to misconduct nether Section 30, arsenic good arsenic a count of misconduct nether Section 10 regarding the undermining of nationalist trust. The count of misconduct nether Section 10 was dropped.

In April, Chris Renwick, a retired Ottawa constabulary superintendent, ruled Condron would beryllium demoted from the rank of first-class constable to the rank of third-class constable for 18 months, followed by a graduation to second-class constable for 18 months, earlier a reinstatement to first-class constable.

Renwick wrote he is obliged to see the “totality of conduct,” which includes capacity assessments, awards, letters of commendation and organization work arsenic good arsenic anterior misconduct.

The incident marks the 3rd clip Condron has faced disciplinary action successful a play of 4 years.

Condron pleaded blameworthy to discreditable behaviour and forfeited 50 hours of salary pursuing an incident astatine a societal usability successful Sioux Lookout successful November 2021, according to the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission report.

Condron besides pleaded blameworthy to discreditable behaviour and was demoted to second-class constable for 18 months aft an enactment of sloppy driving.

Renwick said some of the anterior incidents progressive intoxicant and thatCondron has since taken steps to person master thief for aggregate intelligence wellness diagnoses, including a seven-week inpatient betterment programme pursuing the about caller incident.

“I americium not convinced that facts coming are truthful egregious arsenic to find location exists a basal characteristic flaw that cannot beryllium corrected and that he, though close, has not yet demonstrated that his usefulness arsenic a constabulary serviceman is spent,” Renwick wrote. “If Cst. Condron continues pinch his 18 months of sobriety and continues pinch his PTSD therapy, past the imaginable to rehabilitate himself remains.”

The OPP charismatic sought Condron’s dismissal from the provincial constabulary service.

Despite a hold successful taking work for his actions and the severity of the offence, Renwick concluded dismissal would not beryllium due successful this case.

Condron’s defence said a demotion to a lower-class constable will consequence successful a full nonaccomplishment of salary of much than $50,000.