Toronto cops accused of mocking woman with Down syndrome expected to plead guilty at disciplinary hearing

Two Toronto police officers recorded on a dashboard camera mocking a woman with Down syndrome are expected to plead guilty at a disciplinary hearing next month, a police tribunal heard Wednesday.

Const. Sasa Sljivo and Const. Matthew Saris did not make an appearance at the police tribunal which had their case postponed until Nov. 28.

“What we’ve been told is that on the 28th, the officers will be entering a guilty plea and then there will be an opportunity to make submissions regarding their sentence,” the Munoz’s family lawyer Jennifer Macko told reporters on Wednesday.

“The family will be making some statements about the impact and the appropriate sentence. Then they’ll reserve and a written decision will come shortly thereafter.”

Sljivo is charged with misconduct related to the use of profane, abusive or insulting language. Saris is charged with misconduct related to the failure to report Sljivo’s comments, which contravened the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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The hearing stems from an incident recorded on a police dashboard camera last November following a traffic stop in which the two officers were heard mocking Francie Munoz while she was in a vehicle with her mother and sister.Munoz’s mother previously told Global News she was driving along The Queensway in Etobicoke with her two daughters when police pulled her over, claiming she drove through a red light.The disciplinary hearing comes after both officers issued a written apology to the Munoz family earlier this summer.The family has stated they would like the officers to make a public apology on camera, but Toronto Police Association President Mike McCormack had said one “would not be forthcoming.”The Munoz’s have since filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.VIDEO: Toronto police who mocked girl with Down syndrome appear at tribunal

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