Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 8 days- Rank as reported
- SLEO I
- Sustained charge(s)
- 3:7.3 Harassment in the Workplace, General Order Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2024, the Guttenberg Police Department suspended SLEO I Dariel Vialet for 8 days after a workplace harassment charge was sustained. A member of the agency reported feeling sexually harassed by Vialet. During the internal investigation, Vialet admitted to the conversation and to prefacing it by asking whether he could ask an inappropriate question, and said he did not believe his remarks were sexual. The other officer reported feeling sexually harassed, and the charge was sustained.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On May 12, 2024, an Internal Incident Report was generated by a member of this agency who stated that they felt sexually harassed by SLEO I Vialet. An internal investigation was conducted. SLEO I Vialet admitted to having a conversation with the officer and also admitted to prefacing the conversation by asking if he could ask an inappropriate question. During his statement to internal affairs, SLEO I Vialet gave an explanation to his understanding of the word inappropriate as being anything not work related. He further explained that he did not believe that what he said to the other officer was sexual. The other officer, however, did feel sexually harassed by the comments and as such, the charges were sustained.