Those charges were stayed by the Crown.
The video played a role in two different criminal cases, both of which resulted in the staying of charges against people accused of assaulting police.
On Wednesday, Justice Richard Lajoie released the video, which had been entered as an exhibit in the trial of Stacy Bonds, a 27-year-old theatrical make-up artist who had charges of assaulting police stayed last month.
Those charges were stayed after a judge found she was unlawfully arrested and watched a different video of Morris kneeing Bonds in the leg before she was taken to the floor and her shirt and bra cut off by Sgt. Steve Desjourdy as three other male officers were present.
In the Delay case, Justice Diane Nicholas said Delay, a homeless aboriginal man, was kicked by Morris like "you wouldn't kick a dog." The judge also said the entire incident "rattles (her) confidence in the system."
Homeless Man Kicked By Ottawa Police
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