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A clerk for the Toronto Police Service has been arrested for conducting unauthorized searches of the police’s databases.

Erin Maranan of Thornhill, 28, was charged with two counts of breach of trust for unlawful searches she allegedly made between February and September of 2014. TPS would not specify the nature of the searches.

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“The evidence will be presented to the court,” said Mark Pugash, director of corporate communications for the Toronto Police.

Maranan worked as a clerk for the police for three years. Because she was classified as a temporary worker, she wasn’t posted to one division, but moved around to different police offices throughout the city.

Maranan sometimes searched the police’s databases as part of her work, Pugash confirmed.

“But that doesn’t matter,” he said. “Unless you have the authority to do something, what you’re doing is unlawful.”

Pugash said he couldn’t remember the last time an employee who was not a police officer was charged with breach of trust.

“It’s not very common for civilians to be charged,” he said.

Maranan will appear in court on Friday, August 26.