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Wearing a grey suit, Williams sat quietly as hearing officer Morris Elbers read the a summary of the charges to him and his lawyer, Scott Hutchison.

Though the charges presented Monday don’t provide many details regarding the accusations, they come after two criminal investigations against Williams.

Williams has been suspended with pay from London police since November 2017 after he was charged with sexual assault for an alleged off-duty incident involving an ex-girlfriend. Three weeks after that, Waterloo police criminally charged him with two counts of criminal harassment, being unlawfully in a dwelling and making a harassing phone call.

In March, Williams, who was facing nine criminal charges, pleaded guilty to three of them — making a harassing phone call and two counts of breaching his release conditions — under a deal that included no jail time and left him without a criminal record.

Charges of sexual assault, three counts of harassment, one of being unlawfully in a dwelling and another count of breach of recognizance were withdrawn as part of the deal.

Williams was sentenced to 12 months’ probation under the joint submission that granted him a conditional discharge, an outcome where an admission of guilt is made but no conviction registered.

In July, Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of discreditable conduct and one count of neglect of duty as part of his first disciplinary hearing under the PSA.

According to an agreed statement of facts, Williams inserted himself into a police investigation involving Andrea Agora and her husband, a childhood friend of Williams, without reporting the conflict of interest to a supervisor.

Between Feb. 17 and March 30, 2017, Williams wrote a “draft message” for his friend to put an end to the unwanted communication from Agora, who was charged with harassing telecommunication. The husband also asked Williams for advice on how to gain custody of the couple’s child and issues around child support.

Williams didn’t make any notes, as required under police procedure, on the interactions. He also ran five unauthorized checks on Agora and her vehicle.

Williams’s latest misconduct hearing was adjourned until Nov. 21.

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