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Ontario Civilian Police Commission confirms police misconduct finding in 'Neptune Four' case

A Toronto police tribunal previously cleared Const. Adam Lourenco of wrongdoing for pointing his gun at the unarmed “Neptune Four” teens in November 2011. That ruling was overturned in an appeal decision released this week.

A provincial oversight agency found a Toronto police officer guilty of professional misconduct for pointing a firearm at unarmed Black teens in a high-profile incident more than 11 years ago, where four Black teens were accosted by police on their way to a neighbourhood mentorship program.

The province says sex assault cases are ineligible for restorative justice because they’re too serious — where does that all-or-nothing policy leave survivors?

Despite the positive feedback from all involved, allowing a criminal sexual assault case to be resolved through restorative justice has almost never been permitted again in Ontario since Marlee Liss went through the process in 2019.

Few survivors of sexual assault pursue justice in the legal system. Some are turning to an alternative program

Toronto police officers found guilty in Neptune Four case docked 15 days pay — combined Two Toronto police officers found guilty of misconduct for accosting four Black teenagers nearly a decade ago will lose a combined 15 days of pay for their actions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 07, 2021 12:56 PM ET | Last Updated: May 7 Two of four young men arrested by Toronto police in 2011 as teens speak to Dwight Drummond of CBC News about their ordeal. They cannot be identified becaus...

2 Toronto police officers in Neptune Four case found guilty of misconduct nearly a decade later Nearly 10 years after four Black teens were accosted by police on their way to a neighbourhood mentorship program in Toronto, two of the officers involved have been found guilty of misconduct. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2021 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 23 Two of four young men arrested by police in 2011 as teens spoke to CBC Torontos Dwight Drummond about their ordeal in 201...