A Toronto police officer accused of assaulting a young Black man is now charged with professional misconduct in connection with the 2015 incident, an altercation officers neglected to report to Ontario’s police watchdog until after the injured man lodged a complaint nearly a year later. The officer made his first appearance before the Toronto police tribunal via video Thursday morning, seven months after the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the province’s civilian police watchdog, charged Dropuljic with assaulting Wilson. Neither of the charges against Dropuljic has been proven in court or at the police tribunal. In September 2016, Wilson lodged a complaint with Ontario’s police complaint body, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD). The Theriaults’ case is still before the courts, and Waterloo Regional Police is currently conducting a review of Toronto police handling of the case.

Source: thestar March 29, 2018 22:41 UTC