Toronto police Det. Const. William McCormack Jr., former Toronto Police Association president Rick McIntosh, and Const. George Kouroudis were arrested

Toronto police Det. Const. William McCormack Jr., former Toronto Police Association president Rick McIntosh, and Const. George Kouroudis were arrested in May 2004 in what was at the time heralded as one of the worst corruption scandals in the history of the force. In reading his decision, Justice George Beatty put an end to a pretrial, which has been going on for more than three years."The evidence meets or exceeds the threshold of sufficient evidence to put the accused on trail," Beatty said in a Barrie court yesterday. Former chief McCormack was in attendance, but declined to comment.McCormack and McIntosh, who is now retired, have each been charged with breach of trust, conspiracy to commit indictable offences and influence peddling in relation to liquor regulations at downtown nightclubs. Kouroudis, who owned a club in the Entertainment District, was also charged with breach of trust and obstructing justice. At the time, police alleged that McCormack was warning Kouroudis of looming inspections.

A publication ban was issued on all evidence at the hearing.

Closing arguments for the pretrial wrapped up in mid-August and the judge reserved his decision until yesterday.

The majority of the charges will next be dealt with Jan. 21 in a University Ave. court. The more minor offences are scheduled for 2201 Finch Ave. W. court Thursday.

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