Two Toronto police officers have admitted to misconduct related to their role in the arrest of a young Black university student who was stopped, Tasered and kneed in the neck in what turned out to be a case of “mistaken identity.”
Const. Seth Rietkoetter pleaded guilty Monday at a Toronto police disciplinary tribunal to using unnecessary force and making an unlawful arrest when he and two other officers arrested then-27-year-old Hasani O’Gilvie in August 2021.
Sgt. Rachel Saliba pleaded guilty to the same charge at a separate hearing on Tuesday, while a third officer, Const. Jilliane Baquiran, was disciplined at the unit level.
The officers were looking for a suspect who was
