News About "Mrs. F."

When Mrs. F's marriage became violent in 1988, she turned to Metro police for help. A constable from North York's 33 Division -- identified as Constable M -- allegedly offered to protect her from her husband in exchange for sex. A board of inquiry into the matter stayed Mrs. F's charges in 1992 because of an undue delay. Meanwhile, the Metro Police Services Board learned that the Internal Affairs had investigated the complainant (Mrs. F), in an attempt to "destroy" her credibility. The officers travelled to Montreal in 1991 and interviewed Mrs. F's family, her ex-boyfriend and former employers. They staked out her home and recorded the licence plate numbers of visitors' cars. Mrs. F filed a $600,000 lawsuit against Clare Lewis, accusing the police complaints commissioner of "gross negligence" and deliberately breaching the Police Services Act.

• Woman's plea for police help put her on trial
  Toronto Star, October 10, 1993
  
• Officers aimed to discredit complainant, police board told
  Toronto Star, September 24, 1993
  
• Woman sues for $600,000 over police sex inquiry
  Toronto Star, September 25, 1993
  
• Woman hails new police policy: She was investigated after saying constable asked for sex favors
  Toronto Star, February 5, 1994
  
• Woman sues police over 'intimidation': Police offered her deal for sex, she says
  Toronto Star, December 27, 1994