Stacy Clarke will go down one rank to inspector for two years, after which she can reapply for her previous rank, a police disciplinary tribunal hearing heard
The first Black woman to hold the rank of superintendent in Toronto police history was handed a temporary demotion Wednesday after admitting she helped her mentees cheat in a promotional interview process that she was involved in overseeing.
Hearing officer Robin McElary-Downer said that while the case appears complex at first glance – as it raised the “thorny and complicated issue” of anti-Black racism and a purportedly unfair promotional process for Black officers – her job was not to rule on either of those issues. Though Clarke did not personally gain from her misconduct, she violated the public’s trust, abused her power, and betrayed the six officers by drawing them into corrupt behaviour that marred their professional records, McElary-Downer said.Clarke pleaded guilty before the disciplinary tribunal last fall to seven counts under the Police Services Act, including three counts each of breach of confidence and discreditable conduct.
It said she also met with one mentee who was a close family friend over three days at her home, which included conducting mock interviews, but then did not disclose a conflict of interest when she sat on that officer’s promotional interview panel.
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