Victorian police officer who made ‘disgraceful’ homophobic remarks has dismissal overturned
by Josh Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6N9W6)
Officer ordered to pay $10,000 in compensation to a gay colleague and $2,000 to the Victorian Pride Centre
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A Victorian police officer who used homophobic slurs to other officers when referring to a gay man who had reported family violence has had his dismissal from the force overturned.
The Victorian Police Registration and Services Board, in a decision published this week, instead ordered the unnamed officer to pay $10,000 to a gay colleague and $2,000 to the Victorian Pride Centre as compensation for the disgraceful" comments, arguing the dismissal was harsh.
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