At least 30 Toronto officers will face charges under the Police Act in the wake of a scathing report on police action at the G20, which was released by a provincial watchdog on Wednesday.

The charges are for misconduct during the June 2010 summit protests, and include unlawful arrest and unnecessary force.

At least two of the charges are against senior officers, CTV News learned Thursday.

The charges come after a report issued by Ontario's police watchdog Gerry McNeilly, head of the Officer of the Independent Police Review Director.

The report found that police overstepped their authority, unlawfully detained protestors and violated basic civil rights.

The report was also critical of the level of force used by officers as they tried to control crowds.

After the report was released, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair said he would hold officers accountable for their actions if they were found guilty of misconduct during upcoming police tribunal hearings.

The tribunals will be open to the public, Blair said.

Police said Thursday that they won't comment on the charges, but they are expected to release more information Friday.

Speaking to CTV News, Toronto Coun. Adam Vaughan, who is a past member of the Toronto Police Services Board and whose downtown riding was the site of many of the protests, said that these charges were not unexpected.

He said that those who erred need to be held accountable.

"I think the police chief, the police service board, myself included, all played a roll in this," Vaughan said. "I think we need to have public accounting and, where necessary, be brought before courts of justice, or disciplinary action, where we failed to protect the public and the city."

He also said there will be more reports to come on the file as the Toronto Police Services Board works on its own report on actions at the G20.

Toronto police have already released the names and charges of the following eight officers, who will face a police tribunal on the second floor of Toronto Police Headquarters on Tuesday, June 19 at 9 a.m.:

  • Const. Vincent Wong, Unlawful arrest of "J.W." (Sunday, June 27, 10 a.m. at Yonge Street and Gerrard Avenue)
  • Const. Blair Begbie, Unlawful arrest of "J.W." (June 27, 10 a.m. at Yonge Street and Gerrard Avenue)
  • Const. Alan Li, Unlawful arrest of "A.S." (June 27, 4 p.m., Bloor Street West and Huron Street)
  • Const. Donald Stratton, Unlawful arrest of "A.S." (June 27, Bloor Street West and Huron Street)
  • Const. Micahle Kirpoff, Unnecessary force on prisoner "J.M." (June 27, Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue)
  • Const. Ryan Simpson, Unlawful arrest of cyclist "N.W." (June 27, Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue)
  • Const. Jason Crawford, Unlawful arrest of "N.W." (June 27)
  • Const. Michael Martinez ,Unnecessary force on prisoner "J.R." (Saturday, June 26, Novotel Hotel)

If the officers in question are found guilty, discipline could range from docked hours to dismissal.

With files from CTV Toronto's Ashely Rowe