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Be careful who you trust America...
More than two years after a Toronto police officer pleaded guilty to impaired driving, disciplinary charges against his superior are raising questions about the night of the collision and the integrity of one of the force's investigative drug teams.
Then-Det.-Const. Jason Boag was arrested after a collision north of Toronto early in the morning of Jan. 31, 2023.
He pleaded guilty to impaired driving that April. Then, in November 2023, he pleaded guilty to one count of professional misconduct before the Toronto Police Service's disciplinary tribunal, where a hearing officer described the case as an "off-duty" incident.
But that's not the case, according to pending disciplinary charges against Boag's superior, Det. Mark Beson.
CBC News attempted to contact Beson by phone and email. A representative for the Toronto Police Association said Beson was aware of this story before its publication, but the officer had no comment.
Beson — who is not currently suspended and next appears before the tribunal on Aug. 26 — faces seven disciplinary charges for allegedly spending Jan. 30, 2023 at a Buffalo Wild Wings, where he and the five detective constables under his supervision drank alcohol on-duty.
More concerning though, say criminal defence lawyers, are the allegations that Beson later falsified records to conceal his team's misconduct.
A finding that Beson altered paperwork would "be substantial fodder for any criminal defence lawyer" who encounters the detective, defence lawyer Craig Zeeh said.
Be careful who you trust America...
More than two years after a Toronto police officer pleaded guilty to impaired driving, disciplinary charges against his superior are raising questions about the night of the collision and the integrity of one of the force's investigative drug teams.
Then-Det.-Const. Jason Boag was arrested after a collision north of Toronto early in the morning of Jan. 31, 2023.
He pleaded guilty to impaired driving that April. Then, in November 2023, he pleaded guilty to one count of professional misconduct before the Toronto Police Service's disciplinary tribunal, where a hearing officer described the case as an "off-duty" incident.
But that's not the case, according to pending disciplinary charges against Boag's superior, Det. Mark Beson.
CBC News attempted to contact Beson by phone and email. A representative for the Toronto Police Association said Beson was aware of this story before its publication, but the officer had no comment.
Beson — who is not currently suspended and next appears before the tribunal on Aug. 26 — faces seven disciplinary charges for allegedly spending Jan. 30, 2023 at a Buffalo Wild Wings, where he and the five detective constables under his supervision drank alcohol on-duty.
More concerning though, say criminal defence lawyers, are the allegations that Beson later falsified records to conceal his team's misconduct.
A finding that Beson altered paperwork would "be substantial fodder for any criminal defence lawyer" who encounters the detective, defence lawyer Craig Zeeh said.
