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An Ottawa police officer has been demoted for three months after pleading guilty to posting “insulting and racist” comments about the death of acclaimed Inuk artist, Annie Pootoogook.
Sgt. Chris Hrnchiar, a veteran officer who works in the forensic identification unit, was demoted to a first-class constable Wednesday and must take multicultural training after the police force and his defence submitted a joint submission on penalty.
In September, the officer openly discussed Pootoogook while off duty using his personal Facebook account, writing in the comment section of a Citizen article about her death that it “has nothing to do with missing and murdered Aboriginal women” as the probe into her death was still ongoing and continues to this day.
“It’s not a murder case…..it’s (sic) could be a suicide, accidental, she got drunk and fell in the river and drowned who knows…..typically many Aboriginals have very short lifespans, talent or not,” Hrnchiar wrote.
In another comment he wrote, “Because much of the aboriginal population in Canada is just satisfied being alcohol or drug abusers, living in poor conditions etc…..they have to have the will to change, it’s not society’s fault.”
The officer pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to two counts of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act, the legislation that governs police officers in Ontario.
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Pootoogook’s body was found in the Rideau River on Sept. 19 near Bordeleau Park in Lowertown. Her death was not initially deemed suspicious, but days later the police’s major crime unit revisited the case and said “elements” of her death were suspicious.
Police have maintained Hrnchiar did not work on Pootoogook’s investigation, but as a sergeant in the forensic identification section he was the supervisor of the detective who worked the case. That detective was responsible for identifying Pootoogook.
Veldon Coburn, who has adopted Pootoogook’s daughter, first noticed the offensive comments and alerted them to the police. While he said he accepted Hrnchiar’s apology for his Facebook comments, “somebody that close should display and exercise greater sense of professionalism and decency,” Coburn said.
With files from Shaamini Yogaretnam
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Sgt. Chris Hrnchiar, a veteran officer who works in the forensic identification unit, was demoted to a first-class constable Wednesday and must take multicultural training after the police force and his defence submitted a joint submission on penalty.
In September, the officer openly discussed Pootoogook while off duty using his personal Facebook account, writing in the comment section of a Citizen article about her death that it “has nothing to do with missing and murdered Aboriginal women” as the probe into her death was still ongoing and continues to this day.
“It’s not a murder case…..it’s (sic) could be a suicide, accidental, she got drunk and fell in the river and drowned who knows…..typically many Aboriginals have very short lifespans, talent or not,” Hrnchiar wrote.
In another comment he wrote, “Because much of the aboriginal population in Canada is just satisfied being alcohol or drug abusers, living in poor conditions etc…..they have to have the will to change, it’s not society’s fault.”
The officer pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to two counts of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act, the legislation that governs police officers in Ontario.
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- Police officer charged after racist comments posted on Facebook
- Acclaimed Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook remembered at Ottawa memorial
- Families of missing, murdered Indigenous women seek justice for Annie Pootoogook
Pootoogook’s body was found in the Rideau River on Sept. 19 near Bordeleau Park in Lowertown. Her death was not initially deemed suspicious, but days later the police’s major crime unit revisited the case and said “elements” of her death were suspicious.
Police have maintained Hrnchiar did not work on Pootoogook’s investigation, but as a sergeant in the forensic identification section he was the supervisor of the detective who worked the case. That detective was responsible for identifying Pootoogook.
Veldon Coburn, who has adopted Pootoogook’s daughter, first noticed the offensive comments and alerted them to the police. While he said he accepted Hrnchiar’s apology for his Facebook comments, “somebody that close should display and exercise greater sense of professionalism and decency,” Coburn said.
With files from Shaamini Yogaretnam
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