This is the second discreditable conduct plea Const. Christopher Hominuk has made at the Toronto police tribunal in the last decade, both times for utterances captured on police video.
that a “Somalian guy did it” or “at least ... Black guy” — a caught-on-camera utterance that led to the officer’s guilty plea at a disciplinary hearing Monday.Const. Christopher Hominuk has made at the Toronto police tribunal in the last decade, both times for utterances captured on police video.
“In light of all of this, Officer Hominuk drew an inference and remarked to another officer: ‘Somalian guy did it ... or at least ... Black guy,’” the statement of facts reads.A police document filed in the case last year that outlined the allegations said the comments were discovered by a colleague listening to body camera footage while preparing court disclosure.
It’s not clear what penalty Hominuk will face; a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service said the tribunal will release its decision at a later date.Officers found guilty of professional misconduct under Ontario’s Police Services Act can face consequences ranging from a reprimand to dismissal.convicted of threatening bodily harm“I’ll f---ing Taser you. If you are lying to me, when I get back to the station, I’m Tasering you in the f---ing nuts,” Hominuk said.
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