Toronto Officer Acquitted in 2017 Assault Facing New Charge

Toronto Officer Acquitted in 2017 Assault Facing New Charge
A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Jennifer Cowan
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A Toronto police officer has been charged this week with assaulting a woman seven years after winning an acquittal in a high-profile sexual assault trial.

Const. Sameer Kara was arrested and charged with assault by the Professional Standards unit after an alleged dispute with a woman on  Dec. 20, according to a Toronto Police Services press release.