(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — The Huron OPP are once again facing serious abuse allegations after allegedly forcing a disabled senior citizen to stand in a freezing parking lot for approximately 45 minutes for questioning the OPP’s policy of forcibly removing cameras from individuals to prevent them from recording police interactions.
The incident began when officers enforced a trespass order issued by North Huron. According to Murray Foxton of the OPP, JCCF lawyers, and others familiar with the matter, the order itself was unlawful.
The disabled senior was reportedly denied access to a police vehicle to warm up. Witnesses state officers appeared to stall the interaction, at times using their phones, while the man remained outside in freezing conditions. Multiple citizens recorded the incident. The interaction also occurred within view of a parking lot surveillance camera — the same camera that would have captured North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer changing direction prior to his alleged assault and groin grabbing.
Footage Erased & Victims Harassed
Sources indicate that the parking lot surveillance footage that allegedly implicates both police and Deputy Reeve Falconer “no longer exists.” Additionally, the OPP are reportedly seeking new statements from witnesses, as previous statements said to incriminate Falconer have also allegedly gone missing.
This is not the first time footage or evidence involving North Huron officials has reportedly disappeared.