Masked man entered Ford’s campaign office three times, footage shows

WATCH: Security camera footage from incident at Rob Ford’s campaign office provided to Global News by Doug Ford.

TORONTO – The masked man whose forcible removal resulted in assault and theft charges against one of Rob Ford’s campaign volunteers entered Ford’s Scarborough campaign office came in three times in the span of 15 minutes, according to security camera footage provided by Doug Ford.

In the footage, which Ford gave Global News via email Friday, Paul Benoit, 43, is first seen entering the office barefaced at 3:09 p.m. and talking to someone near the front desk before leaving. He returns at 3:22 p.m., again without a mask, and talks to the same people, according to the security footage.

Benoit can be seen pacing outside of the office before entering with the mask at 3:26 p.m.

“Put that camera away. Get out of here. I’m calling the cops,” a man in the background is heard yelling in Benoit’s footage which he later uploaded to YouTube.

Two men confront Benoit, who leaves. Benoit’s footage shows one of the two men, William Byers, appear to kick his camera while they area outside of the office..

Benoit’s footage cuts off at that point after the alleged kick but the security camera catches part of an ensuing scuffle between the two:  the two grab each other and slam into the office window before falling to the ground. When they get up, Byers can be seen trying to punch Benoit.

The entire altercation lasts approximately 20 seconds.

“I thought that I would be asked to leave but I did not think that I would get shoved, kicked and punched and basically assaulted for doing my Citizen Journalism,” wrote Benoit in his YouTube video description.

Byers was later taken into police custody and charged with assault, mischief and theft.

Both Councillor Ford and the mayor are defending the campaign volunteer, saying he “did the right thing.”