Ontario's police watchdog is laying charges against a Toronto police officer accused of assaulting a 19-year-old man while off duty.
The Special Investigations Unit says the officer was involved in an interaction with the man in December 2016 in Whitby, Ont.
They say that Durham regional police arrived and arrested the man, and took him to hospital with serious injuries.
Michael Theriault is charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and public mischief. Theriault has been with Toronto Police for five and half years, most recently working out of 42 Division in Scarborough.
When contacted by NEWSTALK 1010 police spokesman Mark Pugash says it would be inappropriate to comment on the case as it is before the courts.
with files from Siobhan Morris