Toronto police Supt. Stacy Clarke’s role in a promotional cheating scandal was “an attack on the core values of the institution by somebody who knew better” — someone who wielded the tremendous influence of a barrier-breaking senior cop, a police prosecutor argued Friday.
That Clarke — who has admitted to leaking confidential interview questions to six Black constables seeking a promotion in 2021 — committed professional misconduct while being a respected figure both inside and out of the force is a “profoundly serious aggravating factor,” said prosecutor Scott Hutchison in closing arguments Friday. The highest ranking Black woman in the force’s history, Clarke set the example of success, particularly to Black cops, he said.
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