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Assault charges against Thunder Bay Police officer withdrawn

Const. Taylor Auger was charged with assault causing bodily harm after an April 2023 arrest injured a 33-year-old man, according to the province's police watchdog. The Crown has withdrawn the charges. 

Constable Taylor Auger no longer faces charge of assault causing bodily harm relating to 2023 arrest

A sign for the Thunder Bay Police Service is on a brick wall.
The Thunder Bay Police Service station is shown in this August 2023 file photo. (Marc Doucette/CBC)

The Ontario Court of Justice withdrew an assault charge against a Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) officer this week. 

Const. Taylor Auger was charged with assault causing bodily harm after a 33-year-old was injured after being arrested in April 2023, according to the province's police watchdog. The Crown withdrew the charges on Tuesday, said a court representative. 

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) had charged Auger in June 2024 in relation to the man's serious injury, said the SIU in a news release at the time.

The man had been arrested for public intoxication and taken to the police station, the release said. 

"At the station, there was an interaction between (Auger) and the man. The man was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a serious injury," said the SIU release. 

Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) said it placed Auger on administrative duties after he was charged. 

CBC has contacted TBPS to ask whether Auger will be returning to the force. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michelle Allan is a reporter at CBC Thunder Bay. She's worked with the CBC's Investigative Unit, CBC Ottawa and ran a pop-up bureau in Kingston. She won a 2021 Canadian Association of Journalists national award for investigative reporting and was a finalist in 2023 and 2024. You can reach her at michelle.allan@cbc.ca.