Toronto Police Service
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News Release
TPS Officer Charged
Broadcast time: 03:35 PM
Date: Friday, Apr 26, 2024
Unit: Professional Standards
Case #: 2024-804686
A Toronto Police officer has been arrested and charged by the Toronto Police Service.
It is alleged that:
in December 2020, an officer began an inappropriate personal relationship with a member of the public during the course of his duties
in June 2023, the officer provided investigators with false, misleading or inaccurate information regarding a criminal investigation involving the individual he was having a personal relationship with
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Constable Werton Maciel-Sampaio, 39, was charged with:
two counts of Attempt to Obstruct Justice, C.C. 139(2)
Perjury, C.C. 131(1)
He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, June 7, at 2 p.m., room 201.
Constable Werton Maciel-Sampaio has five years of service and is suspended with pay as per the Police Services Act.
Devika Deonarine for Inspector Michelle Cipro
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