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The teen accused of online offences who is at the centre of the ongoing hacker confrontation involving city hall and Ottawa police had his court case set on Tuesday.

The youth, who cannot be identified because he is 16, will appear in court June 16. The trial is so far scheduled to last 10 days.

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The teenager was arrested on May 8 and faces 60 charges based on complaints from California, Maryland, Florida, Connecticut and New York as well as police forces in Ottawa, Calgary, Halton Region and Quebec.

He is charged with “SWATing” activities, involving false calls to authorities that result in massive response, such as SWAT teams, to an address.

On Tuesday, a hacker who has targeted the City of Ottawa and its police force claimed to have downloaded “a ton of data” from the police website and said he is planning to release it.

But Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau denied Monday night that there have been any security breaches or loss of data as a result of the hacker’s “attempted disruptions.”