An Ottawa police officer accused by the force of using her position to probe the potential linkage between infant death cases and COVID-19 vaccinations has been found guilty of discreditable conduct under the Police Service Act.
Constable Helen Grus has been ruled guilty of discreditable conduct in a March 25 decision of a discipline hearing overseen by retired superintendent Christopher Renwick. Renwick said Grus’ actions had the potential of bringing discredit to the reputation of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).
Grus is alleged to have engaged in a “self-initiated” and “unauthorized” investigation between June 2020 and January 2022, accessing nine child or infant death cases and contacting the father of a deceased baby to ask about the mother’s COVID vaccination status, according to the decision document….