Mike Bullard charged with criminal harassment
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Radio host Mike Bullard admits making annoying calls to City TV reporter ex-girlfriend
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Published:
June 8, 2018
Updated:
June 8, 2018 7:54 PM EDT
Mike Bullard (L) leaves College Park Court with his lawyer, William Halkiw, after Bullard was released on bail on Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)
Toronto radio host Mike Bullard admitted Friday that he made annoying phone calls to his ex-girlfriend, CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan, and twice breached his bail conditions after their relationship dissolved.
Bullard pleaded guilty to making annoying phone calls and two counts of breaching his release conditions. He also admitted to indirectly contacting Mulligan through a CityNews colleague in 2016 to convince her to drop the charges, court heard.
“She was steadfast in her desire to cut off all contact,” Judge Howard Borenstein said in accepting a joint submission for a conditional discharge and six months probation against the 60-year-old.
The outcome means Bullard, who is banned from contacting Mulligan in the future, will have no criminal record.
“Ms. Mulligan is an extremely articulate and successful professional and you are as well,” Borenstein told Bullard. “You have never been in trouble with the law.
“I know you paid a heavy price for these allegations and I hope you have learned your lesson as a result of this,” Borenstein said.
Bullard, who was fired after the allegations were made, assured the judge he wouldn’t repeat his behaviour.
“Your harassment continued despite not one, not two, but three different warnings from police to leave me alone,” said Mulligan in reading her impact statement in court.
CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan. (Adrien Veczan/Canadian Press)
“Ironically, I was trying to protect you from yourself, hoping your out-of-control spiral would stop. It didn’t,” she said. “No woman should ever have to go through this simply because she ended a relationship.
“You abused your power as a radio host as well, threatening to talk about me on your show if I didn’t do as you ordered. That’s blackmail,” said Mulligan. “And you carried out your threat.
“I’m going to be crystal clear one more time. Don’t ever contact me and my children again, as long as you live,” she said.
Bullard’s lawyer Calvin Barry said his client has no previous criminal record and a history of raising significant amounts of money for charities, including women’s shelters and cancer research.
“This result was in the best in the interests of justice,” said Barry.
spazzano@postmedia.com
Radio host Mike Bullard admits making annoying calls to City TV reporter ex-girlfriend | Toronto Sun
Sam Pazzano Courts Bureau
More from Sam Pazzano Courts Bureau
Published:
June 8, 2018
Updated:
June 8, 2018 7:54 PM EDT
Mike Bullard (L) leaves College Park Court with his lawyer, William Halkiw, after Bullard was released on bail on Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)
Toronto radio host Mike Bullard admitted Friday that he made annoying phone calls to his ex-girlfriend, CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan, and twice breached his bail conditions after their relationship dissolved.
Bullard pleaded guilty to making annoying phone calls and two counts of breaching his release conditions. He also admitted to indirectly contacting Mulligan through a CityNews colleague in 2016 to convince her to drop the charges, court heard.
“She was steadfast in her desire to cut off all contact,” Judge Howard Borenstein said in accepting a joint submission for a conditional discharge and six months probation against the 60-year-old.
The outcome means Bullard, who is banned from contacting Mulligan in the future, will have no criminal record.
“Ms. Mulligan is an extremely articulate and successful professional and you are as well,” Borenstein told Bullard. “You have never been in trouble with the law.
“I know you paid a heavy price for these allegations and I hope you have learned your lesson as a result of this,” Borenstein said.
Bullard, who was fired after the allegations were made, assured the judge he wouldn’t repeat his behaviour.
“Your harassment continued despite not one, not two, but three different warnings from police to leave me alone,” said Mulligan in reading her impact statement in court.
CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan. (Adrien Veczan/Canadian Press)
“Ironically, I was trying to protect you from yourself, hoping your out-of-control spiral would stop. It didn’t,” she said. “No woman should ever have to go through this simply because she ended a relationship.
“You abused your power as a radio host as well, threatening to talk about me on your show if I didn’t do as you ordered. That’s blackmail,” said Mulligan. “And you carried out your threat.
“I’m going to be crystal clear one more time. Don’t ever contact me and my children again, as long as you live,” she said.
Bullard’s lawyer Calvin Barry said his client has no previous criminal record and a history of raising significant amounts of money for charities, including women’s shelters and cancer research.
“This result was in the best in the interests of justice,” said Barry.
spazzano@postmedia.com
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