Son of cop used confidential information from father to commit murder, documents allege
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A Toronto police officer allegedly gave confidential information to his son, who is accused of using it to help commit a murder and home invasion, according to records obtained by CBC News.
The allegations are found in Toronto Police Service disciplinary tribunal documents outlining charges under the Police Services Act against Det.-Const. Trevor Gregory.
Gregory was charged with breach of trust following the killing last year of Bill Horace, a former Liberian rebel leader and accused war criminal. Horace was shot during a home invasion in London, Ont. in June 2020.
Keiron Gregory, the officer's 23-year-old son, has since been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting. His preliminary hearing is set to begin in March of next year, according to the province.
The tribunal records reveal new information about the events leading up to Horace's homicide.
Gregory was off duty early on June 20, 2020, according to tribunal records, when his son called him to say "that he had been defrauded out of a large sum of money." The officer's son shared the alleged fraudster's license plate number in a message sent after the two spoke.
The officer then contacted police colleagues, asking if they could run the license plate in police databases, falsely claiming there was a "strange car creeping through my 'hood," according to the documents.
On June 20, 2020, a colleague provided Gregory with the results of a database search, including the vehicle owner's home address, the documents allege.
The officer arranged a meeting with his son, and police later learned that the younger Gregory had photographed a piece of paper containing the suspected fraudster's information, the records say.
Horace was shot to death in London the next day.
"Your disclosure of confidential information to your son contributed to the death of the victim B.H.," the documents allege.
The untested allegations in the police documents align with a 2020 story in the Globe and Mail, which reported that Horace's killing was linked to a "black money" scam.
Trevor Gregory's defence lawyer, David Butt, said his client has pleaded not guilty to the breach of trust charge. He expects Gregory will stand trial next year. The Police Service Act charges are on hold while the criminal matter proceeds.
"People just naturally want to draw conclusions from partial information, and that's fundamentally unfair," Butt said.
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