OPP officer charged with assault after North York traffic stop

An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing assault charges after an investigation into the use of a conducted energy weapon during a traffic stop in North York.

Ontario Provincial Police has charged one of its own officers following an investigation into an on-duty incident during a traffic stop in North York, earlier this year.

Suspension order issued by District Police Chief (Kollam Rural) after a preliminary inquiry revealed severe lapses in protocol

The Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière concluded that Sgt. Simon Deveault-Bonenfant and officer François Bleau-Goulet of the Sûreté du Québec engaged in discriminatory actions based on the colour of Leslie Blot's skin in a 2020 traffic stop.