
Public hearing for VPD sergeant accused of sexual misconduct by officers and students
VICTORIA — A sexual misconduct investigation into a veteran Vancouver police officer who also teaches criminology was spurred by anonymous comments on a social media post, the Office of the Police Complaint Commission in B.C. says.
The office announced Wednesday that it had called its first ever public hearing, into allegations of sexualized misconduct against Sgt. Keiron McConnell who has been an instructor at several post-secondary institutions while serving in the Vancouver Police Department.
McConnell, a Vancouver police officer for 33 years, is accused of misconduct toward seven women, including fellow officers and former students at Royal Roads and Kwantlen Polytechnic universities.
The office says the allegations have not been proven, and McConnell did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.