Temiskaming OPP officer charged with criminal harassment and breach of trustnd

[Michael Jack]

An OPP officer in Temiskaming has been charged with breach of trust and criminal harassment.

Michael Potter, 42, has been suspended from duty with pay, with a court appearance scheduled for Dec. 11 in Haileybury, the OPP said in a release.

The charges stem from “alleged incidents that occurred while the member was on duty,” the OPP said.

Potter has been a member of the OPP for 18 years, and is presently assigned to the Temiskaming detachment.

He was arrested and charged by the Professional Standards Bureau of the OPP following an investigation.

https://www.nugget.ca/news/local-news/o ... rassment-2

[Michael Jack]

The Ontario Provincial Police Professional Standards Bureau arrested and charged an OPP officer as a result of an investigation into alleged incidents that occurred while the member was on duty.

Provincial Constable Michael POTTER, 42 years-old, has been a member of the OPP for 18 years and is currently assigned to the Temiskaming Detachment.

As a result of the investigation, he has been charged with Breach of Trust contrary to section 122 of the Criminal Code (CC) and Criminal Harassment contrary to section 264(2)(a) of the CC.

He has been suspended from duty with pay and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury, on December 11.

https://www.northernnews.ca/news/local- ... er-charged

[Michael Jack]

An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police in the Temiskaming area is being charged with harassment.

OPP say the 42-year-old officer, with 18 years on the force, is charged with harassment and breach of trust.

They say the charges were laid after an investigation involving incidents that took place while he was on duty.

He has a court appearance in Haileybury next month on December 11th, and is suspended with pay.

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/opp- ... -1.4175946

[Michael Jack]

Constable Michael Potter expected to take the stand in his own defence

A provincial police officer alleged to have harassed an Englehart woman while on duty was on trial this week.

Constable Michael Potter has served with the OPP's Temiskaming detachment for the past 20 years.

The last three years he has been suspended with pay, after being charged with criminal harassment and breach of trust.

This week, a court heard from a woman who claims Potter harassed her during the summer and fall of 2018.

There was also evidence presented from the GPS tracking software in Potter's police cruiser showing her visited her neighbourhood.

The defence says it plans to call Constable Potter as a witness when the trial resumes later this spring.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ ... -1.6023588