Personnel file: Cop who used Taser on 11-year-old disciplined for 'homophobic slur' in 2017

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The Cincinnati police officer who used a Taser on an 11-year-old girl he caught shoplifting has not had use of force issues in the past three years, but a look at his personnel file shows he was written up last year for using a homophobic slur.

And some Cincinnati City Council members are dismayed Officer Kevin Brown's comment – out of earshot of the victim he was referring to – didn't warrant additional training.

"Officer Kevin Brown’s comments are completely deplorable and unacceptable," Cincinnati City Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard said. "Mr. Brown should be fired for tasing an 11-year-old girl and should’ve been fired for those reprehensible comments about someone’s gender and possible sexual orientation."

Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman and Councilman Chris Seelbach, council's first openly gay council member, were also critical of the department's decision to let this incident go with a write-up meant to remind him such language is unacceptable.

"Our police department has made tremendous progress on issues of race & LGBT equality," Seelbach said. "However, when there is direct evidence of bias from an officer, as there seems to be in this case, there must be real consequences on top of training and counseling to ensure that behavior is neither accepted or tolerated."

Cincinnati's police union President Dan Hils said the officer made the comment privately after the incident and it had nothing to do with his handling of the case.

“It was caught on his video camera, he was making the comment to himself,” Hils said. “He was venting in the car, which you can’t do anymore because of constant monitoring.”

Hils has been critical in the past of body cameras, which all officers wear now.

Dennard added that she believes the incident shows implicit bias is "alive and well" with the police department.

"I’m disappointed that these statements are just coming to light and that the leader of the Fraternal Order of Police found them to be a non-issue," she said.

Brown is a 55-year-old Air Force veteran who joined the police force in 1994. The only break in his police career was in 2005 when he was recalled to military service.

Earlier this month, he was placed on restricted duties after the Taser incident at a Spring Grove Village Kroger.

Police officials said while Brown was working an off-duty detail on Aug. 6, he began investigating a group of juvenile girls suspected of stealing from the store.

Brown approached one of the girls, but she ignored his commands to stop and kept walking out of the store, police said. Brown fired his Taser at her striking her in the back.

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The incident is being investigated by the Cincinnati police and the Citizen's Complaint Authority. After the news broke, Mayor John Cranley apologized to the girl's family and Prosecutor Joe Deters stated the girl would not face any criminal charges.

Brown's personnel file reveals in April 2017 he also had a "failure of good behavior."

After investigating a domestic violence incident, Brown used a homophobic slur while speaking about the victim of the incident, an official reprimand states. The incident was captured on Brown's body camera.

Brown refused to sign the reprimand. He also refused to sign his most recent performance report, which noted he had two Citizen's Complaint Authority matters which were "sustained" in the year prior to the review.

His supervisor reported his customer service needs improvement, but still rated Brown as meeting the expectations of an officer. The review took place in June.

“I have noticed a more measured approached he has taken in dealing with stressful matters in the field,” the report states. “Officer Brown has taken the instruction sessions well and made improvements."

His 2016 performance report states Brown received a "supplemental log" entry on his record in connection to an injury to a prisoner. A supplemental log is a step below an official reprimand. Discipline actions like suspensions, demotions or dismissals are considered more severe than reprimands.

The Cincinnati Police Department only maintains disciplinary records for their officers for three years.