A 30-year-old male has been arrested after sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female in Ajax. The victim and accused were known to each other through a mutual connection.
On Wednesday, April 30, members of the DRPS Special Victims Unit started an investigation after receiving information from Hamilton Police Service that a female victim had been sexually assaulted and forcibly confined in the Ajax area. The suspect picked up the 14-year-old victim in Hamilton and drove her to Ajax where she was confined and sexually assaulted over a period of days.
The suspect was taken into custody on Friday, May 2.
The suspect from Ajax was charged and held for a bail hearing. Name, photo and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this incident, including any other possible victims, is asked to contact D/Cst. Fitzgerald from the Special Victims Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5316.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.