The Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim on a TTC streetcar now faces additional charges of perjury and attempting to obstruct justice.

Const. James Forcillo, 34, was charged last month with breaching his bail conditions after he was found at the apartment of his fiancée when he supposed to be under house arrest at a different location.

Last month, Forcillo’s bail was revoked. He is now in prison serving his six-year sentence while awaiting the appeal of his conviction and sentence next spring.

The new charges relate to Forcillo’s sworn affidavit filed with the Ontario Court of Appeal seeking to vary his bail conditions. He was arrested shortly before that hearing was to take place.

Forcillo is alleged to have committed perjury by making a “false statement under oath in an affidavit,” by stating he had “fully complied” with the conditions of his release on bail,” including residing with his ex-wife at their home in Vaughan, according to the information filed in court.

He’s also now charged with obstructing justice by attempting to cause a judge with the Court of Appeal to act on, or deal with a statement made under oath in an affidavit that contained material omissions, misleading and or false statements, the court paperwork says.

A Toronto cop convicted of attempted murder has been arrested for allegedly breaching bail. Const. James Forcillo is accused of breaching house arrest conditions. (The Canadian Press)

Forcillo’s lawyer, Michael Lacy, wrote in email that he had no comment about the new charges.

Forcillo’s bail conditions included that he live with a surety, his now ex-wife Irina Ratushnyak, in their Vaughan home with their two children.

She and her parents each signed a surety in the combined amount of $510,000, money pledged to the court if Forcillo breached his bail conditions or failed to show up in court. They are no longer his sureties.

The affidavit filed in the court to support a bail variance outlined how the couple's marriage fell apart and that Forcillo had reconnected with a woman he knew from college in California.

That woman, Sara Balderrama, moved to Toronto and the pair planned to move into an apartment together and marry. Forcillo’s lawyers filed an application to have his address changed and add Balderrama as a surety.

But before that happened, two investigators knocked on a Toronto apartment.

“Good morning, James, you are not supposed to be here,” one of the investigators said, according to court documents filed on behalf of the attorney general. “I know, it is only temporary, I’m not here all the time, it is just temporary,” Forcillo replied.

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The next day, Forcillo was arrested and charged with failing to comply with his recognizance, which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment.

The court file included a photo of the name “J. Forcillo,” which appeared on the intercom directory in the apartment lobby where he answered the door. There was also a copy of the lease signed Oct. 29 by Forcillo and Balderrama.

Forcillo is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 29.