A Toronto police staff sergeant – who is the son-in-law of PC Leader Doug Ford – is facing more than a dozen disciplinary charges related to alleged misconduct.

Ernest ‘Dave’ Haynes, who is the husband of Krista Ford Haynes, appeared in front of the tribunal Tuesday. He is accused of multiple police act breaches, including sharing confidential information with his wife, during his work as a Staff Sgt. for 22 Division between November 2020 and February 2024.

All 15 of the charges against Haynes pertain to alleged emails and social media posts that either shared confidential police information or criticized Toronto Police Service (TPS) leadership or policies.

In one of the situations described in tribunal documents, Haynes is alleged to have sent 79 emails from his TPS account to his wife’s personal email between November 2020 and January 2024. Sixty-one of those emails had a direct connection to official police duties, the document reads.