Tag: sexual assault
Woodstock officer cleared in arrest of man with broken nose
A Woodstock police officer won’t face criminal charges stemming from an arrest of a man who suffered a broken nose, the Special Investigations Unit says.
London police seek witnesses in downtown shooting
London police were asking for the publicâs help for information after a man was shot near Richmond and Clarence streets early Sunday. Police said that at about 5 a.m., they were called to a London hospital where a man had arrived with suspected gunshot wounds. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries. They learned that […]
Residents sitting in room as car crashes through wall: Police
Police say no one was injured when an impaired driver crashed into a Shallow Lake home just before midnight on Wednesday.Â
One dead, road closed, in cyclist-vehicle collision in Elgin County
OPP investigating fatal collision near Dutton-Dunwich
London police seek other complainants after sexual assault probe
London police believe there may be more complainants after they say a man was charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident earlier this month. It was July 5, police say, when a man approached a woman near Adelaide and Leathorne streets, gesturing her toward his vehicle. The man, who she didn’t know, offered […]
Police investigate intimate partner violence in Chesley
South Bruce OPP investigated two reports of intimate partner violence in Chesley this long weekend. On Sunday police charged a 23-year-old Chesley resident with assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats. In an unrelated investigation Saturday, police charged a 70-year-old with breaching firearms regulations and unauthorized possession of firearms. Police provided no other details […]
Man pleads guilty to charges of sexual exploitation, sexual assault
A man with ties to Sarnia and London is expected to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to sex charges involving an underage victim.
Ex-mayor’s trial: He said, she said and a judge who must decide
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The judge made it clear that there is a lot about ex-Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch’s sexual assault trial that
Recording of mother’s lone apology played at parents’ abuse trial
The only reason she audiotaped the family meeting was to record the one-and-only time her mother apologized.
Witness describes brutal physical, sexual abuse at hands of parents
Editor’s note: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers.