Ottawa-area OPP officer demoted for 3 years for sexually harassing another officer
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 2:23 am
OPP wanted Renfrew officer fired after his 3rd episode of misconduct since 2021
An Ontario Provincial Police constable has been demoted for three years for slapping a colleague's buttock during an OPP charity golf tournament in 2024 — his third episode of misconduct since 2021.
Const. Mark Condron of the Renfrew OPP detachment is demoted to third-class constable for 18 months, and will then be demoted to second-class constable for an additional 18 months.
Retired Ottawa police superintendent Chris Renwick made the decision for the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission April 28, after he found Condron guilty in November 2025 of engaging in workplace sexual harassment under the Community Safety and Policing Act.
The victim, an acting sergeant, "was a relatively junior member of the OPP with seven years of service" when Condron slapped her at the charity tournament she was in charge of planning and running, Renwick wrote in his decision.
"Her superiors, colleagues, family members, and members of the community were all present and it has been found that [his] unprovoked act of slapping her buttock in this public setting was demeaning, most embarrassing, and caused her to question what she had previously done or portrayed to make [Condron] think it was OK to demean her in this way."
'Intensively focused on a group of young females'
Condron's previous inapproproate behaviour included discreditable off-duty conduct at a social function in Sioux Lookout, Ont., in November 2021, for which he pleaded guilty and forefeited 50 hours of pay.
The officer was drinking and "became intensively focused on a group of young females, which included children, making them uncomfortable. He opened the washroom door and struck [sic] his tongue out towards them," Renwick wrote.
"The young females described his actions as creepy and scary. Adults were concerned of his intentions as he watched the young girls, and he was confronted by adult members of the community present."
The second incident happened in June 2023 and also involved off-duty drinking. Condron was driving his children home at 6 p.m. in his personal vehicle, lost control and crashed into a ditch at 100 km/h.
Condron failed to report the crash to police. Instead, he called a tow truck and asked his wife to pick them up, Renwick wrote.
Police later attended Condron's house, observed him to be impaired and administered a roadside sobriety testing. He blew an "alert," was issued a three-day licence suspension and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of careless driving.
He later pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct and was demoted for 18 months.
OPP wanted Condron dismissed
The prosecutor for the OPP argued that Condron "is simply not fit to continue as an OPP officer" in light of his three misconduct findings, Renwick summarized.
Condron had pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct for his motor vehicle crash only a month before slapping his colleague's buttock, and was demoted for it just 15 days before the slap.
The prosecution argued that "the repeated pattern of poor decisions towards women make [Condron] unfit to be a police officer. Three times before a tribunal in four years demonstrate a fundamental character flaw that cannot be rehabilitated."
Condron's defence argued that an 18-month demotion followed by another 12-month demotion would be appropriate. The officer's performance reviews from 2019-23 "met or exceeded requirements," and Condron's "worth to the service and effectiveness as an officer did not change following the two [previous] disciplinary matters," Renwick wrote.
He also noted that Condron had been his platoon's second in command until May 2023, and was the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA)'s branch president during that time. (The OPPA is the union that represents rank-and-file officers and civilian members.)
In his decision, Renwick wrote that he was "not convinced that [the] facts present are so egregious as to determine there exists a fundamental character flaw that cannot be corrected, and that [Condron], although close, has not yet demonstrated that his usefulness as a police officer is spent.
"If [he] continues with his 18 months of sobriety and continues with his PTSD therapy, then the potential to rehabilitate himself remains. The potential remains for him to return as a contributing member of the OPP, and to regain some of the lost trust of both his employer and his colleagues.
"If this occurs, then I am satisfied that public confidence in the OPP can be met with a significant demotion rather than termination."
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An Ontario Provincial Police constable has been demoted for three years for slapping a colleague's buttock during an OPP charity golf tournament in 2024 — his third episode of misconduct since 2021.
Const. Mark Condron of the Renfrew OPP detachment is demoted to third-class constable for 18 months, and will then be demoted to second-class constable for an additional 18 months.
Retired Ottawa police superintendent Chris Renwick made the decision for the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission April 28, after he found Condron guilty in November 2025 of engaging in workplace sexual harassment under the Community Safety and Policing Act.
The victim, an acting sergeant, "was a relatively junior member of the OPP with seven years of service" when Condron slapped her at the charity tournament she was in charge of planning and running, Renwick wrote in his decision.
"Her superiors, colleagues, family members, and members of the community were all present and it has been found that [his] unprovoked act of slapping her buttock in this public setting was demeaning, most embarrassing, and caused her to question what she had previously done or portrayed to make [Condron] think it was OK to demean her in this way."
'Intensively focused on a group of young females'
Condron's previous inapproproate behaviour included discreditable off-duty conduct at a social function in Sioux Lookout, Ont., in November 2021, for which he pleaded guilty and forefeited 50 hours of pay.
The officer was drinking and "became intensively focused on a group of young females, which included children, making them uncomfortable. He opened the washroom door and struck [sic] his tongue out towards them," Renwick wrote.
"The young females described his actions as creepy and scary. Adults were concerned of his intentions as he watched the young girls, and he was confronted by adult members of the community present."
The second incident happened in June 2023 and also involved off-duty drinking. Condron was driving his children home at 6 p.m. in his personal vehicle, lost control and crashed into a ditch at 100 km/h.
Condron failed to report the crash to police. Instead, he called a tow truck and asked his wife to pick them up, Renwick wrote.
Police later attended Condron's house, observed him to be impaired and administered a roadside sobriety testing. He blew an "alert," was issued a three-day licence suspension and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of careless driving.
He later pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct and was demoted for 18 months.
OPP wanted Condron dismissed
The prosecutor for the OPP argued that Condron "is simply not fit to continue as an OPP officer" in light of his three misconduct findings, Renwick summarized.
Condron had pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct for his motor vehicle crash only a month before slapping his colleague's buttock, and was demoted for it just 15 days before the slap.
The prosecution argued that "the repeated pattern of poor decisions towards women make [Condron] unfit to be a police officer. Three times before a tribunal in four years demonstrate a fundamental character flaw that cannot be rehabilitated."
Condron's defence argued that an 18-month demotion followed by another 12-month demotion would be appropriate. The officer's performance reviews from 2019-23 "met or exceeded requirements," and Condron's "worth to the service and effectiveness as an officer did not change following the two [previous] disciplinary matters," Renwick wrote.
He also noted that Condron had been his platoon's second in command until May 2023, and was the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA)'s branch president during that time. (The OPPA is the union that represents rank-and-file officers and civilian members.)
In his decision, Renwick wrote that he was "not convinced that [the] facts present are so egregious as to determine there exists a fundamental character flaw that cannot be corrected, and that [Condron], although close, has not yet demonstrated that his usefulness as a police officer is spent.
"If [he] continues with his 18 months of sobriety and continues with his PTSD therapy, then the potential to rehabilitate himself remains. The potential remains for him to return as a contributing member of the OPP, and to regain some of the lost trust of both his employer and his colleagues.
"If this occurs, then I am satisfied that public confidence in the OPP can be met with a significant demotion rather than termination."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/o ... -9.7219314
https://ontariochronicle.ca/ottawa/otta ... r-officer/