The Vancouver Police Department’s longest-serving sergeant was demoted and suspended Tuesday after admitting to sexually harassing five women, including two fellow officers and three students at the universities where he taught.

Former provincial court chief judge Carole Baird Ellan also ordered the VPD to adopt new sexual harassment policies, considering impact statements given by colleagues who said Keiron McConnell’s unwelcome sexualized messages left them feeling degraded and anxious.