Two policemen have faced court charged with perjury after one allegedly punched a teenager. Both have been charged over deleting video footage another teen had taken of the incident.

Leading Senior Constable Dennis Gundrill and Senior Constable Simon Mareangareu were only charged after one of the teenager's fathers spent $4000 getting an IT consultant to retrieve it from his son's phone.

Senior Constable Simon Mareangareu (left) and Senior Constable Dennis Gundrill. Credit:Eddie Jim

Fairfax Media last year revealed Victoria Police Ethical Standards Command ignored the recommendations of an internal police investigation before the boy's father requested the Office of Public Prosecutions review the case.

The two Ringwood-based officers were only charged with perjury last June, nearly 18 months after the incident on Christmas Day, 2014.