A Toronto police officer has been charged with sexual assault and suspended with pay
Farhan Ali also faces three counts of assault and four counts of mischief
A Toronto police officer has been charged with sexual assault following an investigation by Peel’s Special Investigations Unit.
In addition to three counts of sexual assault, Farhan Ali also faces three counts of assault and four counts of mischief.
Police declined to provide further information when asked by CP24, as the matter is before the courts. A police spokesperson did confirm that the allegations are unrelated to Ali’s on-duty conduct, as the alleged incidents are reported to have occurred outside of work.
In accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act, Ali has been suspended with pay.
A web page that formerly included the bio of Ali has been taken offline. Previously, it had said, “Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood community officer Farhan Ali loves connecting with the community.”
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
