Former Hopkinton Police Sgt. Tim Brennan has Aug. 30 hearing before POST Commission

MILFORD — Suspended Milford Police Officer Timothy Brennan, who was fired earlier this year from his previous position as a Hopkinton police sergeant, is scheduled for a hearing on Friday before the state Peace Officers Standards & Training (POST) Commission .

The POST Commission is investigating further the circumstances behind Brennan's termination in Hopkinton, which happened in February after an independent investigator found that he did not report what he knew about a sexual assault case involving a higher-ranking officer.

The Milford Police Department hired Brennan last month as a patrol officer. He is currently on unpaid leave from the department, per the POST Commission.

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It has not yet been determined whether Friday's hearing will be open to the public. A spokesperson for the POST Commission did not say why the hearing may not be.

The POST Commission is a state agency created in 2020 as part of criminal justice reform legislation. It helps investigate police misconduct complaints and certifies officers.

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The POST Commission suspended Brennan on Aug. 15 as part of its own investigation about what Brennan knew about an alleged sexual assault committed by former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John "Jay" Porter .

Brennan has previously said in public statements that Porter's accuser first told him about the allegations in 2017, when she was an adult. Brennan said he didn't report the allegations because the victim had told him she wouldn't corroborate the story. He and his attorneys argued that by not reporting the assaults, Brennan made it possible for the accuser to come forward to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office .

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Brennan was fired in February after the Select Board voted, 4-1, to accept Police Chief Joseph Bennett's recommendation to terminate the sergeant.

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This article originally appeared on The Milford Daily News: Former Hopkinton Police Sgt. Tim Brennan has Aug. 30 hearing before POST Commission