Kingston Police inspector charged in harassment case

UPDATE: Dan Mastin pleaded guilty to one count of criminal harassment on June 1, 2023 and received 18 months probation, according to court documents.

A police officer in Kingston, Ont., has been charged in a harassment case.

In a press release, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they began an investigation late last monthaftera woman told themshe received unwanted communication.

On Thursday, officers with the Leeds County OPP crime unitcharged DanMastin, 58, of Gananoque, Ont., with harassing communication.

Mastinis an inspector with Kingston Police.

"I can confirm that Inspector Dan Mastin has been suspended with pay in accordance with the Police Services Act pending the outcome of his criminal proceeding," Kingston Police Chief Antje McNeely confirmed in an email to CBC Saturday afternoon.

The 33-year veteran of the force was suspended on Thursday, she said, the same day he was charged.

Mastin has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Brockville, Ont.,on Dec. 17.