Toronto Radio: CBC Radio Boss Placed On Leave

Chris Boyce

CBC radio boss Chris Boyce, the central figure in the Canadian pubcaster's Jian Ghomeshi sex scandal, is on a leave of absence from his job.

The disciplinary move was expected after the CBC's flagship newsmagazine show, The Fifth Estate, in late November questioned how Boyce handled an internal probe into allegations of sexual violence against Ghomeshi before the former radio personality was fired by the network and charged with four criminal counts of sexual assault. The charges follow the Toronto police investigation into Ghomeshi after nine women came forward to Canadian media outlets with allegations of sexual assault and sexual abuse.

Also placed on leave of absence "until further notice" is Todd Spencer, executive director of human resources and industrial relations, according to an internal memo issued Monday by the CBC and received by The Hollywood Reporter.

Ghomeshi was fired by the CBC on Oct. 26, 2014, amid a media storm.