1st hearing arranged by the commissioner since changes allowing for a hearing earlier in the process
A public hearing has been called into the allegations of sexual misconduct by a Vancouver police officer – the first hearing arranged by B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner since legislation changes allowing for a hearing earlier in the discipline process.
On March 1, 2022, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner received information from the Vancouver police into the conduct of McConnell, according to the notice of public hearing. She alleged the Facebook messages from McConnell began as friends but"progressed to what she felt were inappropriate and sexual." The officers said she felt she could not report McConnell's conduct due to his rank and status within the Vancouver Police Department, believing there would be consequences for her if she did.
A second student alleged that during a class of McConnell's, between September 2015 and January 2016, she received a messaged from him on her personal cellphone. She didn't know how he got the number, but he allegedly continued to send her texts and emails, which made her feel uncomfortable.
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