Ford told senior aides whereabouts of alleged crack video: report

TORONTO – The Toronto Star reported Thursday that Ford told his senior aides — the day after the scandal first broke — he knew the whereabouts of the alleged crack video.

The report cited “sources” who were privy to what was discussed in the mayor’s office.

George Christopoulos, Ford’s former press secretary; David Price, the mayor’s long-time friend and logistics director, and then deputy chief of staff Earl Provost, were reportedly in the room. Mark Towhey, Ford’s former chief of staff, who was fired last week, was not present.

According to the Star, Ford told those in the room not to worry because he knew the exact location of the alleged video.

He reportedly told his inner circle the video was on the 17th floor of an apartment complex on Dixon Road, and revealed 1701 and 1703 as two units on that floor.

The Star said the mayor cited “our contacts” as the source of his information about the addresses, according to insiders familiar with the session on May 17.

Staffers were reportedly alarmed by the precise location the mayor revealed to those in room.

Towhey was reportedly contacted by Price later in the day and asked hypothetically what to do if someone had told him where the video was. His response at the time was to contact police, which Towhey reportedly did the next day.

Two weeks ago, Gawker.com and the Star reported they’ve seen a video that allegedly shows the mayor smoking from a crack pipe.

680News cannot verify the contents of the alleged video and the allegations made against Ford.

The video has never been made public, despite Gawker.com raising enough money to buy it.

Meanwhile, a Star report Wednesday alleged e-mails and phone records of three former senior staffers from the mayor’s office were ordered deleted because they could hold information about the alleged video.

Ford did not answer questions pertaining to that report, but a statement from city hall denied those allegations.

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