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The 45-year-old has collected almost 11 years of salary — roughly $1 million — while under suspension. He is still getting paid as he’s appealing the scathing ruling.

Preston determined Floria met with a fellow Romanian-Canadian man, who worked for a marijuana grow-op, on Nov. 18, 2005. The grow-op worker told the police officer that he’d been kidnapped and tortured and only freed after his boss paid the kidnappers $200,000.

All of the victims’ identities are covered by a publication ban.

Floria lied that he’d investigate it and instructed the bruised man to lie to doctors that he suffered his injuries in a skiing accident.

“The sole and only purpose for lying about how he received the injuries was to ensure the police would not be called to investigate,” said Preston.

“Floria vigourously disputes the Crown’s allegations that he conducted a sham investigation, one that was aimed not at bringing those responsible for the kidnapping to justice but rather ensuring that they would not be brought to justice,” stated Preston.

Floria contended the kidnapping tale was a fabrication.

A month later, Floria heard from another acquaintance that a couple — a man and a woman — were kidnapped and tortured and that the woman was raped. He told the acquaintance to go to another division with the information.

Preston said the second kidnapping victims’ suffering might have been averted had

properly investigated the first abduction.