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Alleged victim’s family speaks out after Toronto cop charged with assault

News GTA Alleged victim’s family speaks out after Toronto cop charged with assault Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit announced Tuesday that Toronto police Const. Michael Theriault has been charged in connection with “serious injuries” suffered by a 19-year-old in Whitby in December 2016. Dafonte Miller in a photo (left) from before his altercation with off duty Toronto police officer Michael Theriault and in hospital (right). By  PETER GOFFIN Staff Reporter Tues., July 18, 2017 An off-duty cop outside his jurisdiction. A young Black man allegedly beaten with a metal pipe. A family making accusations of racial profiling and a mishandled police investigation. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit announced Tuesday that Toronto police Const. Michael Theriault has been charged in connection with “serious injuries” suffered by a 19-year-old in Whitby in December. The SIU, which in...