His brother, Christian Theriault, was acquitted.
Michael Theriault, centre, and Christian Theriault, left, arrive at the Durham Region Courthouse in Oshawa, Ont., on Nov. 6, 2019.
A Toronto police officer has been found guilty of assault in the beating of a young Black man more than three years ago, but his brother has been acquitted. Const. Michael Theriault and his brother Christian have also both been acquitted of obstruction of justice. The Theriaults had pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and obstruction of justice in relation to the Dec. 28, 2016, incident and its aftermath.Dafonte Miller arrives for his testimony at the Durham Region Courthouse in Oshawa, Ont. on Nov. 6, 2019.Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca delivered his verdict today by videoconference.
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