A former Montreal police officer is awaiting sentencing after she was found guilty of assault while on duty.

In October of 2012, Stefanie Trudeau, better known by her badge number as “Agent 728,” entered Rudy Ochietti’s apartment to give him a ticket after she claimed he had stepped outside with an open beer.

When artist Serge Lavoie tried to verbally defend Ochietti, the officer forced Lavoie down a flight of stairs and put him in a chokehold.

Most of the incident was caught on camera.

The video also captured a conversation in Trudeau’s police cruiser during which she called those arrested “filthy” and “guitar-scratching red squares.”

The red square was the symbol the Quebec student protesters, who at the time were shutting down classrooms and rioting in the streets over a proposed tuition fee hike.

Four people were arrested, but charges against them were dropped after it became apparent the officer had abused her authority. A judge found Trudeau guilty of assault in February.

Trudeau could face up to six months in jail, but her lawyers are arguing that she should get a conditional discharge, which means she would not have a criminal record.

The incident, the defence argued, has already cost Trudeau her career.

The prosecution, however, said former officer betrayed the public’s trust, tarnished the Montreal police’s reputation and traumatized those who were arrested.

“Given the important role that police have in society, when a police officer assaults someone while on duty and won’t even admit responsibility, in our view, she shouldn’t a conditional charge,” said prosecutor Jean-Simon Larouche. “It goes against public interest.”

Prosecutors are recommending a 12-month suspended sentence and 60 hours of community service.

Trudeau has been granted permanent disability and can collect her pension for the rest of her life, but she’s only 44 and her lawyer said she hopes to work as a private security guard.

But she wouldn’t be able to do so with a criminal record.

“Agent 728” had already gained notoriety among ‘red square’ protesters before the arrest, because of a video that had emerged of her pepper-spraying an activist. The Crown decided they did not have enough evidence to lay any charges against Trudeau in that incident.

The judge is expected to announce his decision on Thursday afternoon.

With files from CTV Montreal’s Stephane Giroux