Three Toronto officers face sex-assault charges in incident involving colleague
ANN HUI
The Globe and Mail
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Toronto police Constables Leslie Nyznik, Sameer Kara and Joshua Cabero were suspended earlier this month, after a female parking enforcement employee with the Toronto Police Services submitted a sexual assault complaint against the officers. After an investigation, the three were arrested and charged with sexual assault and gang sexual assault Thursday morning.
The three officers appeared at a north Toronto courthouse Thursday, and were all released on $15,000 bail.
The charges follow a Jan. 17 incident involving a female parking enforcement employee with the Toronto Police Services. According to the TPS, all three officers, who range in experience from four to six years with the force, were off-duty at the time of the incident.
The accused remain suspended with pay, Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash said. Ontario’s Police Services Act requires that all police officers who are criminally charged be suspended with pay until the those charges have been dealt with in the courts.
And while Mr. Pugash would not discuss details about any of the individuals involved, he did say that none of the three officers charged have ever appeared before the Toronto police tribunal for charges under the police service act.
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