TORONTO – The lawyer for a Durham region police detective wrongly accused by Ontario’s ombudsman of sending offensive tweets says his client has spoken with Andre Marin and now wants to move on.
Gary Hopkinson says Det.-Const. Scott Dennis has accepted Marin’s apology and considers the matter resolved.
Hopkinson says Dennis has no intention of taking any action against anyone related to the matter.
Meanwhile, Marin has tweeted that he had a lengthy conversation with Dennis and called him a “class act.”
Hopkinson has said Dennis’s life was turned upside down after he was erroneously identified as the source of a Twitter tirade against Marin.
Durham police say Dennis was on leave at the time and the tweets were sent by another officer who is facing discipline in the matter.
“In their conversation Det.-Const. Dennis had an opportunity to convey to Mr. Marin how all of this has affected him and to share how he felt it could have been handled better,” said Hopkinson.
“The bottom line here is he just wants to put this behind him and get on with his life.”
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