Dates have been firmed up in the continuing of the professional conduct trial against Guelph Police Services Const. Corey McArthur who has been under legal and professional scrutiny since committing an assault while on the job in 2016.
Guelph Police Services placed McArthur on a paid suspension in 2016, shortly after a video came to light showing him assaulting a teenager at Guelph General Hospital on Sept. 19, 2016.
He was suspended shortly after the video came to light and he has been on paid suspension since then.
On May 26 and 27, Dr. Jonathan Rootenberg will attend the next stage in the professional conduct trial to provide supplementary testimony.
Nearly a month after Rootenberg testifies, a penalty submissions date will occur June 16 and 17.
At this time, it is not known whether the continuations will be held virtually or in person.
Police spokesperson Scott Tracey said he can advise that all police services in Ontario are bound by the provisions of the Police Services Act and, in particular, s.89 as it relates to suspensions of officers. In accordance with the legislation, McArthur continues to be suspended with pay.
The legislation reads: “If a police officer, other than a chief of police or deputy chief of police, is suspected of or charged with an offence under a law of Canada or of a province or territory or is suspected of misconduct as defined in section 80, the chief of police may suspend him or her from duty with pay.”
The Salary Disclosure Act, which lists the salary of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, shows McArthur topped the six-figure mark in 2016, 2019 and 2020 with the data for 2021 not yet released.
Excluding 2016, McArthur has collected $221,191.87 in 2019 and 2020 alone, including a pay increase of $8,319.43 between 2019 and 2020.
McArthur also collected $609.31 in benefits in 2020 and $546.15 in benefits in 2019.
