A 31-year-old motorcyclist charged after a hit-and run that left a 4-year-old boy with serious injuries was released on $25,000 bail Tuesday afternoon.

Darren Dawson wiped away tears and used his black hoodie to hide his face as he hunched over in the prisoner’s box in a Scarborough courtroom one day after he was charged with leaving an accident where bodily harm was caused, and driving without insurance or a proper licence.

Dawson has not been charged with any offences related to the way he was driving.

He was released with two sureties on a $25,000 bail, with conditions including a ban on driving any motor-assisted vehicle and a ban on travelling outside the province.

The boy, Radiul Chowdhury, remains in the Hospital for Sick Children. He is slowly becoming more stable but the extent of possible brain damage is unknown, according to the latest update from a GoFundMe campaign launched for the Chowdhury family.

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment announced Tuesday night they were auctioning off two tickets to the Raptors game on Thursday in support of Radiul’s family. His father, Ruhul Chowdhury, is an MLSE employee, the Raptors said in a tweet.

The tickets are estimated to be worth $4,500. Funds raised from the auction will go to the family “to alleviate any additional financial burden.”

“As our organization and city rallies behind the Raptors, a member of our team is experiencing an unimaginable tragedy,” MLSE said in a statement. “We want to use this moment to rally behind the entire family and support them in every way we can.”

Police said a man and his female passenger fled the scene after a motorcycle hit the boy around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Victoria Park Ave. at Adair Rd., north of St. Clair Ave. E.

On Monday, police arrested Dawson and seized a 2016 Harley Davidson Road Glide motorcycle.

Police said they know the identity of the female passenger, who has not been arrested or charged.

There is no crosswalk or traffic stop on Victoria Park Ave. at Adair Rd. It is not clear how the boy got onto the roadway.

Dawson did not comment when he left the courthouse Tuesday, nor did his lawyers.

Police did not name Dawson in a news release issued Monday, which they was necessary for the “integrity of the investigation,” nor did they say when and where his first court appearance would be, even though such information is routinely released.

The name of an accused person may not be released in instances where the person is under the age of 18, or when it could identify a victim whose identity is covered by a publication ban, such as in a sexual assault case. Neither of those circumstances existed in this case.

The name of an accused person is part of the basic who, where, when, why of an alleged crime, said Ryerson University journalism professor Lisa Taylor.

“The courts have really good standards that are narrowly crafted around when we have publications on the identity of an accused person and those are rare and are usually reasonable,” she said, adding that it is often unclear why police have chosen to withhold the name of an accused person.

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If there is a valid reason, the police should be able to back it up with an explanation, such as that they are temporarily withholding the name because they still need to interview witnesses, Taylor said.

“Nine times out of 10 these are judgment calls being made the police have no right to make,” she said. “A member of the public has been charged with a crime that happened in public and could have happened to any citizen. That individual’s identity should be a matter of public record, and in the interest of upholding public confidence in the justice system there should be a more full explanation for why they are not releasing the name.”

She said that when these decisions are not explained it can lead to the undermining public trust in police and the justice system, and raise questions about who gets the benefit of having their identity protected.

Following his Tuesday court appearance, Toronto police did not comment on why Dawson’s name was not immediately released.

Dawson is scheduled to appear next in court on July 15.