Strict bail terms for cop

HIGH-RANKING cops and senior human resource managers are among 12 people Gold Coast Superintendent Michelle Stenner is prohibited from contacting while on bail for perjury and misconduct.

Supt Stenner, 44, was arrested yesterday and taken to the Southport Watchhouse where she was charged with three counts of perjury and one count of misconduct in relation to public office.

She was not required to appear in court and was granted watchhouse bail early yesterday morning.

The Gold Coast Bulletin understands Supt Stenner was put in a cell and required to remove all jewellery, as is normal procedure at the Southport Watchhouse.

Her husband, Rapid Action Patrol Inspector Mick Stenner, is understood to have travelled with his wife to the watchhouse and was her support person while she was charged.

The charge of misconduct in relation to public office – making an admission in abuse of authority or office – is alleged to have occurred on June 4, 2016 at Ferny Avenue in Surfers Paradise.

All three counts of perjury are alleged to have occurred at Fortitude Valley on the August 4, 2017.

Police yesterday suspended Supt Stenner.

A single condition has been placed on her bail not to contact 12 separate people, includ- ing South East Region human resources officer Karen Hage and Paul Casey, who is believed to also work as a human resources manager at police headquarters in Brisbane.

Stenner is also prohibited from making contact with Chief Superintendent Terry Borland, his daughter Amy Borland, while on bail.

South East Region union representative Senior Sergeant Phil Notaro and several senior sergeants believed to have worked as duty officer support under Stenner are also listed among people who cannot be contacted.

Senior Sergeant Laurie Shevlin, Bruce Tracey, Surfers Paradise Senior Sergeant Paul Hunter, Doneena Henry and Inspector Simon Chase are also on the list.

The Gold Coast Supt is understood to have been under investigation for some time before charges were laid yesterday. Stenner has been on extended leave since last month.

Police sources said there was negotiation between investigators and Stenner, who was believed to have originally requested to be served with notice to appear in court, not be brought through the watchhouse. The Gold Coast Superintendent is expected to make her first appearance on the charges in the Brisbane Magistrate’s Court on September 21.

Supt Stenner did not return calls for comment.

There is no suggestion Supt Stenner or anyone else named in this article are the subject of any other CCC investigation.