for mishandling her case, with Assistant Commissioner Dean McWhirter admitting "gross errors of judgment" had been made after details of her plans to escape were shared with her perpetrator's manager at a Melbourne police station.
The judge agreed the fact that John was a serving police officer at the time of his offending "somewhat" aggravated it. However, he said, his offending occurred because he was suffering from PTSD, major depressive disorder and a drinking problem developed during the course of his employment. Michelle and her children lived in fear as police delays blew out what should have been an urgent investigation into eight months.
Still, Michelle said it "stings" that her ex was not immediately suspended or dismissed by Victoria Police when he accepted a plea deal last year and that Victoria Police has since refused to engage with her about changes she believes it should implement. The upshot of that, Mr King said, is that there aren't many precedents for judges to take into account in sentencing police officers convicted of family violence offences. For instance, police generally don't have any prior convictions , which judges weigh against a range of other factors when deciding what sentence to impose or whether to record a conviction.
In sentencing police officers, judges also consider the impact that recording a conviction may have on their employability.given to a police officer who leaked the personal details of a domestic violence victim to her former partner. Senior constable Neil Punchard pleaded guilty to nine counts of computer hacking and was last year sentenced to two months' jail, wholly suspended.
In 2017, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal upheld the 2015 decision of Queensland Police to dismiss a senior constable for misconduct, which included perpetrating serious acts of domestic violence against his wife over many years. The officer also accessed confidential information about his partner and her family on police computers, and threatened other police and members of the judiciary.
Good God! When will all this shit cease? Never heard or had this crap 60years ago!
And they wonder why women feel powerless in these situations and stay.
This explains why when i had to call police after an incident a few years ago the cops who turned up really had no empathy and seemed like they had somewhere better to be.
MargaretDieudo1 Whatever happened to the two police officers that were high on meth (2016/17 area), off duty, one of which took her gun home, to threaten her fiance in a NSW town, resulting in a standoff at their shared residence? Did either of them get charged?
‘For context, 11 per cent of defendants finalised in Victoria's criminal courts in the year to June 2019 had their matters withdrawn by the prosecution, and 84 per cent of family and domestic violence defendants had their charges proven.’
The cops have done your anti democratic heavy lifting . arresting old ladies crash tackling old men into concrete and now you throw them under the bus.
Good on the abcnews time we DefundThePolice completely, every media story we see these days is police carrying out crime, our crime rates would drop significantly without them
Hardly staggering, weighted against the usual percentage of male violence. I wager many many more went unreported. I heard comment to the effect *one* of the reasons in America that they don't ban people who have family violence charges from owning guns is too many were cops
How does that compare to non-cop charges?
deniseshrivell Used to work with cops & it wasn't uncommon to hear your workmate bashed his partner. Police need help coping with trauma - evidently the culture hasn't changed much.
Tip of the iceberg
Par for the course Tragically
WHAT?!!
How many accountants? Doctors? Public Servants? Etc
Tglatin When it comes to justice in this country... its not what you know or what you did... its who you know.
Wow I’m shocked. People trained to be violent and uncompromising are violent and uncompromising in their personal lives. Who would have ever thought?
davidbewart 😱😱😱😱😱
It is astonishing that when a police officer is a respondent on an Intervention Order, his/her firearm is not taken away.
No wonder they don't act on DV issues and orders.
These are the same pigs you place trust in.... one particular GRUBB is an arse hole
Freemasonry pawns
Many officers don't meet acceptable standards.
BlackHeart_Bish whats the stats nationally?
It's not staggering. Stop using terms that make this surprising. It's not 'shocking', 'dumbfounding', or 'unbelievable'. It's who we are. You'd be doing Aus a favour by saying 'Aus is a country riddled with DV. 81 cop perpetrators the latest to have their behaviour vindicated.'
COWBOYS WITH A BADGE
Shouldn't surprise with rulings like this:
Senior constable neil punchard pleaded guilty to 9 charges of accessing the police data base to pass on information of a victim of domestic violence to her partner who neil punchard was friends with and gets 40 hours community service. This occurred in QLD
jessradio Dan_Bourchier
Interesting
This is totally outrageous.
And the one guilty is probably dark skin
As a truly national broadcaster this had the potential to be a wonderful piece of investigative journalism had the same FOI requests been made in every state and territory and had the opportunity to unmask the thin blue line. An opportunity truly missed.
Staggering that only one was found guilty.
BlackHeart_Bish Why is it staggering? 1 woman dies a week people! Open your eyes!
National picture...
There should be a completely different and separate department dealing with family violence and violence/oppression of women. Nothing to do with the police force but with equal powers. Nothing else will work.
Just practicing for work.
Independent unbiased reviews is the only way to stop perceived or actual bias/corruption. It is not rocket science. And by doing so you help all the great police men and woman by getting rid of the rotten apples and thugs in uniform. Serve and protect!
Shocking read
you mean police officers?
My family would not be alive if it was not for the fine work of good officers. Yes, I will admit there are a number of officers who are rotten. BUT there are the ones that save lives every day, RESPECT is Earned. There is no excuse for abuse, laws are for all.
Just like the Victorian Public they deserve it! lol Buffoons i guess. seems Legit! Just like disasterdans wife not being charged or breath tested after a motor accident.
A law into themselves nowadays.
woollogirl they hate accountability
Read the Fitzgerald Report, chapters 6,7 & 8. This is not just a single state problem. The Police Culture of protecting their fellow Police is endemic worldwide.
A fraction of vicpol charged with criminal offences.
slsandpet Since the focus is on Victoria = Andrews bashing.
ACT 351 by any chance? Guessing not... So you can see what rules apply to who!
what a coincidence
This is definitely a problem in other places. Have we forgotten the QLD police officer who gave his mate the personal details and adress of his ex that he abused and nothing happened.
When police use violence with impunity on a day to day basis, it's hardly surprising that they would do the same to their own families.
So th new hardline, “a single police officer guilty of family violence, below national average”.... Why are you leftwing deadshits trying to turn against our great police force?
Why is the judicial system ‘staggering’ ?
An accusation doesn’t NOT equal guilt! Only one cop guilty of domestic violence in 5 years? Glad they caught him.
Starting to think has an issue with Victoria! Seems there is nothing happening in any other state, seems like there is not a corrupt government in NSW, or a part time PM. Everyday just sledging Victoria AccountabilityOfMedia
Generally speaking ... police are flogs !
Do plumbers ever have leaky taps in their homes? abcnews
Which tells me this article is more propaganda! The mainstream media keeps coming up with more shit every day! If it isn't about President Trump, then it's about Law enforcement! Give me a damn break! You leftist media are killing me with this crap!
'Family violence' makes it sound almost innocuous. Assault is assault. It needs to be taken far more seriously at all levels. auspol
Is anyone really surprised this is happening under Lisa Neville's watch? She is possibly the most incompetent Minister this state has ever seen. I'm happy to hear a list of her achievements to help alter my opinion.
That’s pathetic
Anyone with power will abuse that power. The police are no different. An independent (from the judiciary and politicians as well) inquiry would see far more police in gaol. They seem very myopic when it comes to investigating their own. The judiciary is no different.
🥾🍩👮♀️ just like on the job
So only one cop was found guilty but you label all of them 'abusers'? Why does the ABC hate and defame the police?
AstraKate Apparently it is a problem across Australia, not just in Victoria. Have we got any statistics from NSW or South Australia? We need to address family violence at a national level and urgently!
Now do ABC staff. I ferken dare ya!
Defund and disband the police force now.
Staggering that you made no comment on sly money been sent to Australia to keep Pell in jail
We’re back to police bashing. The ABC think they’re shining a beacon of light on to some dark situation. Seriously, move into the new decade and get some real purpose.
We don't know the full circumstances. However, and Democratic socialist Labor government is a soft on crime government...Vote Labor out. Never forget
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