(East-Hawkesbury, ON) The Hawkesbury OPP Crime Unit has been investigating a series of sexual offences that occurred in a campground in East-Hawkesbury by a user of the said campground, over a span of several years, between 1995 and 1998.
Four young victims, male and female, aged between 5 and 12 years old at the time, were sexually assaulted on many occasions.
Investigation in the matter resulted in the arrest of a 58 year old man from Montreal.
The accused, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the victims, was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with the following 20 offences:
– Section 171 (a) Householder Permitting Sexual Activity to a Person Under 14 yrs of Age (4 counts)
– Section 152 – Invitation to Sexual Touching under 14 years of age (8 counts)
– Section 271 – Sexual Assault on a Person Under 14 years of age (4 counts)
– Section 151(a) – Sexual Interference with a person under 14 years of age (4 counts)
The accused is scheduled to appear at the L’Orignal Court on August 27th.