The lawyer who was acting on behalf of long city councillor Michael Thompson when he was charged in a sexual assault investigation has stepped away from the case.
Lawyer Calvin Barry told CP24 on Saturday that he will no longer be representing Thompson as he fights to clear the charges.two counts of sexual assault.
Barry added that Thompson retained him on an emergency basis when he found out about the charges, ensuring that he cooperated with police. According to Barry, the complaints were made by two women, and the alleged incident happened back at the beginning of July. “We have some information, kind of reciprocal disclosure so to speak, we’ll be providing to the OPP shortly and hopefully that this will be behind him sooner than later,” Barry said.He is seeking to be re-elected as the councillor for Ward 21 Scarborough Centre in the Oct. 24 municipal election.
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