Glen Callwood, a formerly interdicted police officer who recently returned to active duty, inspects cars in Road Town last week. Photo CONOR KING DEVITT

Glen “Supacop” Callwood, who was convicted of indecent assault in 2014, returned to active duty on Nov. 7 after a three-plus-year interdiction during which he earned three-fourths of his salary without working, according to the Police Information Office.

“The officer was dealt with by the court; he got his punishment,” said acting Police Information Officer Beverly James, explaining why he was permitted to return to his job. “He was dealt with by way of discipline, and the [Police Service Commission] recommended his return to active duty.”

Glen Callwood, a formerly interdicted police officer who recently returned to active duty, inspects cars in Road Town last week. Photo CONOR KING DEVITT
Governor John Duncan also approved the decision, Ms. James added.

Mr. Callwood was accused of grabbing co-worker Ishmael Harrigan’s testicles in a small shed behind the Road Town Police Station sometime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012.

He was subsequently interdicted from May 24, 2013 until Nov. 7 of this year, according to the Police Information Office. During that time, he earned three-fourths of his salary even though he wasn’t on active duty, according to Ms. James.

Trial

During Mr. Callwood’s trial in January 2014, Mr. Harrigan testified about the alleged attack.

“I felt a stinging blow coming from my testicles,” Mr. Harrigan said. “I was in so much pain from the blow. Your body just freezes.”

However, defence attorney Stephen Daniels suggested that the allegations were part of a plot devised to take down Mr. Callwood for doing his job well and handing out traffic tickets.

“Are you aware that he even gave his own mother a traffic violation?” Mr. Daniels asked Mr. Harrigan during the trial.

Magistrate Dr. Velon John found Mr. Callwood guilty in January 2014 and fined him $100, but he ruled that the conviction would not be recorded.

Mr. Callwood appealed the verdict, but ended up receiving a harsher punishment from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal in October 2014.

Justice Davison Baptiste increased the fine to $1,500 and ruled that his conviction will be recorded.

“The magistrate erred in law in imposing compensation and in not recording a conviction against the appellant,” he stated.

Attempts to reach Mr. Callwood were unsuccessful.

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