{UAH} THE MAYOR OF TORONTO HAS BEEN SUED

Rob Ford being sued by sister’s former partner

The lawsuit claims infamous video purchased by the Star showing the mayor in a drunken rant saying he’s going to kill someone and “rip his f---ing throat out” is about Scott McIntyre.

 

By: Jane Gerster Staff Reporter, Published on Wed Jan 29 2014

 

Mayor Rob Ford is being sued by his sister’s former common-law spouse for his alleged involvement in a jailhouse assault.

Scott MacIntyre, who is a long-time drug addict and former common-law spouse of the mayor’s sister Kathy, filed a statement of claim against the mayor and football coach Payman Aboodowleh alleging both were indirectly involved in MacIntyre’s March 2012 assault.

No statement of defence has been filed.

MacIntyre’s leg was broken and his teeth busted in the incident, which was investigated but no charges ever laid.

The lawsuit alleges MacIntyre wrote Kathy a letter on Jan. 27, 2012 which Ford then perceived as a threat “to disclose Ford’s drug and alcohol abuse and association with criminals” causing him to become “highly agitated” and conspire with Aboodowleh to “send a firm message to (MacIntyre) to prevent him from doing so.”

The lawsuit also alleges that an infamous video showing the mayor in a drunken rant saying he’s going to kill someone and “rip his f---ing throat out” is about McIntyre.

Aboodowleh, an assistant coach for Ford’s summer football team, the Rexdale Raiders, met with the mayor March 19, 2012 and recorded the video, the statement of claim alleges.

The March 2012 beating came two months after MacIntyre broke into Ford’s home on Jan. 11, 2012, later threatening to kill the mayor, according to court transcripts.

During MacIntyre’s June 2012 sentencing, Justice Paul French called the beating ‘jailhouse justice,’ telling the court: “(I) infer that the (beating) was visited upon Mr. MacIntyre because of his being a bother to Mr. Ford.”

Ford’s lawyer, Dennis Morris, denied that the mayor conspired to have Scott McIntyre attacked in prison.

“It’s very irresponsible and spurious to say he did,” Morris said.

When asked about McIntyre’s allegation that the mayor was caught on video threatening to kill him, Morris replied: “He denies that he was going to kill anybody.”

Morris, who was present in council chambers throughout the afternoon, said he has not yet had an opportunity to discuss with Ford the allegations in detail.

“He hasn’t said much because he’s been busy all day,” Morris said.

Morris, who is a criminal lawyer, said the mayor is in the process of retaining a civil litigation lawyer to handle the matter.

Councillor Doug Ford has so far declined to comment on the fresh allegations his brother faces, blowing past the crush of reporters gathered outside the mayor’s office on Wednesday before returning to budget deliberations.

But Councillor Joe Mihevc said the mayor’s latest legal troubles divert attention away from crafting a good operating budget for Toronto residents.

“This is the time for us to discuss the big picture issue of how the city’s going to develop, what programs to put in place. That’s what budgets are all about.”

“Once again, we are not focused on the business of council.”

Statement of claim: MacIntyre v Ford Et Al

 

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