Durham police yesterday said a male is facing charges following a sexual assault and exploitation investigation.
On Wednesday, May 27, investigators with the DRPS Special Victims Unit concluded an investigation into an adult male who reportedly sexually assaulted and exploited a 16-year-old female in 2021.
The victim was employed by the suspect between July 2021 and October 2021 at a frozen dessert business in the area of Baldwin Street South and Broadleaf Avenue in Whitby.
Police have concerns there are other victims and are requesting anyone with information to come forward.
The male suspect, age 65 from Whitby, was charged and released on an undertaking, police said. Name, photo of the accused and further details can be viewed at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this or similar incidents is asked to contact D/Cst. Musial of the Special Victims Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5311.
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.
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