Tag: sexual assault
Man faces more than a dozen sex offences in Huron County probe
A Goderich man faces more than a dozen sex-related charges in an investigation that is expected to grow, Huron County OPP said. A 21-year-old man is charged with 12 counts of sexual assault, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, two counts of sexual interference, assault, forcible confinement, being unlawfully in a dwelling house and […]
Police charge Goderich man for sexual crimes against minors
GODERICH – A 21-year-old Goderich man has been charged in relation to a series of alleged sexual crimes involving minors in the Huron County area. Huron County OPP said they began an investigation Oct. 25 involving a series of alleged victims in the region, and said they believe there may be additional victims who have […]
Watchdog clears London police officer in crash that injured senior
Ontarioâs police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of criminal wrongdoing after a cruiser racing to a call crashed into a bystanderâs vehicle, seriously injuring a 67-year-old woman. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found there were no reasonable grounds to lay charges against an unnamed London police officer in connection to the June 15 […]
Hockey Canada sex assault trial moved up to April 22
The highly anticipated sexual assault trial of five former Canadian junior hockey players has been moved up to April 2025
Sentencing delayed as former Woodstock mayor seeks mistrial
Instead of facing a sentencing hearing next week, the former mayor of Woodstock wants a do-over of his first sexual assault trial.
Father gets 21 years, mother 18, for ‘relentless’ abuse of children
The family home, the judge said, was âa house of horrors.â Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney, in his decision to sentence two parents to long prison sentences for routinely sexually and physically abusing their four children during an 18-year period, said the facts of the case were âthe most egregious that I have encountered during […]
Two more sex-related charges laid against Southwestern Ontario doctor
CHATHAM â Two more sex-related charges involving a minor were laid against a Chatham-Kent Health Alliance emergency physician. Robert Nathanial Wismer was arrested on Oct. 25 and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor, according to court documents. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website, the two new […]
Realtor speaks out after assault by client during home showing
BRANTFORD â When he assaulted the first woman and was accused of assaulting a second woman, the community didnât know. But a recent victim of a local elderly man convicted of assault last December wants people to know both her name and the name of her attacker: Sardul S. Multani. âThe community deserves to know, […]
Five cities, including London, driving human trafficking in Canada: Report
Five Canadian cities contribute 45 per cent of all human trafficking cases: Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal and London.
Police special constables’ new responsibilities raise oversight questions
With police forces across Ontario expanding the ranks and responsibilities of special constables, civilian oversight is needed for the occupation, says the head a professional organization.