▁consult ing ▁firm ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁column ▁for ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Spect ator ▁newspaper ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁for ▁CH ▁TV , ▁a ▁local ▁channel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Dav ison ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁three ▁counts ▁of ▁criminal ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁one ▁count ▁of ▁attempting ▁to ▁l ure ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁girl ▁into ▁prost itution . ▁He ▁rejected ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁b ail ▁agreement ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁j ail ▁during ▁the ▁pre - tri al ▁period . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Dav ison ' s ▁former ▁associ ates ▁indicated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁lost ▁touch ▁with ▁him ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrest , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁saw ▁him ▁" wand ering ▁dow nt own ▁streets " ▁in ▁an ▁aim less ▁manner . ▁ ▁Political ▁column ist ▁Eric ▁Dow d ▁wrote ▁that ▁heavy ▁drink ing ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁Dav ison ' s ▁down fall . ▁ ▁He ▁ple aded ▁guilty , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁conditional ▁dis charge ▁and ▁prob ation . ▁An ▁add iction ▁to ▁alco hol ▁was ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁factor . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : H amilton , ▁Ontario ▁city ▁coun c ill ors ▁Category : O nt ario ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁MP P s <0x0A> </s> ▁The