Toronto cop demoted for unlawful arrest of Black U of T student
CBC
A Toronto police officer has been given a temporary demotion for her role in the arrest of a Black university student who was stopped, Tasered and kneed in the neck in what turned out to be a case of "mistaken identity," according to police disciplinary documents.
Sgt. Rachel Saliba will be demoted for eight months from sergeant to police constable first class, after which she can be reinstated at her previous rank, Insp. Suzanne Redman wrote in a decision posted online Monday.
Saliba must seek treatment from the Toronto Police Service's wellness unit and training from the Toronto Police College on mentorship and leadership, according to the decision.
Saliba and another officer, Const. Seth Rietkoetter, pleaded guilty in February at separate police tribunal hearings to using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest when she and another officer arrested then-27-year-old Hasani O'Gilvie in August 2021.
The third officer was disciplined at the unit level.
Following Monday's decision, Lawyer David Shellnut, who is representing the O'Gilvie family, said they are happy there has been "some level" of police accountability in the case but unhappy race wasn't addressed in the decision.
"We are unfortunately dismayed that the impact that race played in this interaction, anti-Blackness and policing wasn't addressed," Shellnut said.
"This was a young Black man who was accused of being someone he said he wasn't and very quickly ended up being thrown to the ground, Tasered and a knee on his neck."
Police were looking for a suspect who was considered dangerous and had a similar description to O'Gilvie's appearance when Saliba stopped him. O'Gilvie
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