‘It does not benefit anyone — from the police to the government to the citizens — to simply say, 'All good, we got rid of [them]’
Two Ottawa police officers accused of gender-based misconduct this month have quietly departed the force, according to a report.
Const. Tyler Hawkins resigned effective July 1, after being suspended with pay on May 28, Ottawa police and the Ottawa Police Association confirmed to CBC News. Hawkins, with the force since 2015, had allegedly used a fake social media identity to pursue relationships with women he met on calls for service.
The publication also reported that multiple women within the force had complained about his conduct. Neither the force nor the union disclosed the reasons for his departure, and he has not been charged criminally.
A second constable retired on July 10 while facing criminal charges connected to alleged intimate partner violence, including assault and careless storage and use of his service-issued firearm, CBC reported. He is not being named in order to protect the alleged victim, a civilian member of the service.
Patrick Watson, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto's Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, told CBC that resignations save organizations time and litigation costs but also allow misconduct to remain undisclosed.
"Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it does not benefit anyone ... to simply say, 'All good, we got rid of [them], so problem solved,'" he...
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