Sexual Assault With Weapon – Goderich Free Press

(QUINTE WEST, ON) – On March 20^th 2025, at 10:00 am, members of Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of a male with a weapon threatening violence. The male party was inside a washroom at a local restaurant on Division Street, in the City of Quinte West. Police attended and the accused was taken into custody.

Brian VACHON, aged 40, from Quinte West, has been charged with:

Sexual Assault with a Weapon
Assault with A Weapon X two counts
Uttering Threats – Cause death or Bodily Harm
Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose X two counts
Forcible Confinement
Fail to Comply

VACHON was remanded into custody with a future court date before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville.

Region of Peel – As a result of a multijurisdictional joint forces investigation, investigators from Peel Regional Police, Halton Regional Police, and Waterloo Regional Police, have charged a British Columbia man in a series of historical sexual assaults on children.

The investigation, known as Project Woodland, related to historical sexual assaults on children occurring from 1992 to 1995 in the involved services respective regions.

On March 3, 2024, investigators arrested and charged Richard Neil, a 64-year-old man from British Columbia, with 20 criminal charges, including the following alleged offences:

Kidnapping
Uttering Death Threats
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault with a Weapon
Sexual Interference
Invitation to Sexual Touching
Administering Noxious Thing with Intent
Forcible Confinement

He was held for a bail hearing.

There is a publication ban in place to protect the identity of the victims, and no additional information is being released at this time.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Peel Regional Police, Special Victims Unit at 905-453-2121, extension 3460.

Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting PeelCrimeStoppers.ca.