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A Rob Ford volunteer is facing charges of assault and theft after a scuffle broke out with a masked man filming the interior of the mayor’s Scarborough campaign office.

The incident, caught on video, took place at about 3:30 Wednesday when Paul Benoit, wearing a Rob Ford mask, walked into the office in the Warden Avenue-Lawrence Avenue East area and was immediately asked to leave by campaign staff.

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In the video, one man approaches Benoit briskly, while another man yells “put that camera away” and threatens to call the police.

Benoit, 43, begins walking backwards out of the office until he is outside. The video shows a man making contact with Benoit several metres from the office door.

“Don’t push me, man,” Benoit cries, the camera angle pointing upwards. A final shot appears to show the camera being kicked out of Benoit’s hands as an older man stares down at him.

Benoit was arrested and released. Police said both men suffered minor injuries.