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A police officer who was captured on camera violently arresting a man at a downtown shelter will forfeit seven days’ pay and was ordered to take use-of-force training after pleading guilty to using unnecessary force in the October, 2015 takedown.

Const. Jafeth Maseruka pleaded guilty Oct. 25 to unlawful or unnecessary exercise of duty, nearly a year after a bystander filmed the patrol officer punching a man in the face before handcuffing him outside the Salvation Army shelter on George Street.

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A 10-second video clip, filmed from across the street and showing the officer punching the prone man, was later posted online to LiveLeak. The incident “tarnished” the reputation of the force in the mind of the public and other officers, according to a Nov. 29 disciplinary ruling by hearing officer Supt. Don Sweet.

According to the disciplinary decision, Maseruka, an eight-year veteran of the force, was called to a disturbance at the shelter. A man, identified in hearing filings as the complainant S.J., was reportedly hitting a female with an object. The woman had fled by the time police arrived, and a second male victim said he was hit in the head by S.J., who was “very intoxicated, agitated, and causing problems at the shelter.”