An Ontario Provincial Police officer convicted of multiple criminal offences has been dismissed after years of being on paid leave.
Former Const. Jason Redmond of the Leeds County OPP detachment was terminated Thursday after abandoning his appeal to overturn a dismissal order set to be heard this month, the force said Friday.
“The corrupt, disgraceful and criminal behaviour of this individual is inconsistent with the exemplary conduct of OPP members and our values of serving Ontarians with pride, professionalism and honour,” Commissioner Thomas Carrique said in a written statement.
The Brockville Recorder and Times previously reported that Redmond, who had been suspended, was on paid leave since 2015 stemming from a drug trafficking investigation, which he was convicted for in 2018. In February he was found guilty of sexual assault….