OPCC orders review of Victoria police special constable over 'inappropriate' videos
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British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review of a disciplinary proceeding against a Victoria police officer who allegedly recorded "inappropriate" videos and showed them to coworkers.
British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review of a disciplinary proceeding against a Victoria police officer who allegedly recorded "inappropriate" videos and showed them to coworkers.
Special municipal constable Foster Martin was the subject of an internal Victoria police investigation into alleged discreditable conduct and deceit under the B.C. Police Act.
The department's investigation determined Martin committed discreditable conduct in September 2021, after he allegedly recorded videos of prisoners masturbating in Victoria police cells and showed them to colleagues and friends.
The Victoria police disciplinary authority recommended Martin receive a two-day suspension without pay.
The internal investigation found Martin did not commit misconduct in relation to a similar video of people having sex and did not commit deceit during a police interview in which he denied showing the video to a coworker.
However, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner said Monday it has reason to believe the findings of the internal investigation were incorrect, prompting the commissioner to appoint a retired provincial court judge to review the decision.
"In my view, the evidentiary record supports that the member knowingly provided false and misleading information during his Police Act interview," wrote commissioner Clayton Pecknold.
