(PERTH, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Perth resident with sexual offences involving a child.
Lanark officers began an investigation on August 31, 2024, into allegations involving a volunteer with the Ottawa Children’s Aid Society. The individual had been spending a great deal of time with a child and their family.
As a result of the investigation, Andrew RYERSON, age 55, was arrested on September 1, 2024, and has been charged with:
- Sexual assault of a person under 16
- Sexual interference
- Invitation to sexual touching
- Make sexually explicit material available to a person under 14 – two counts
The accused was released from custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on November 25, 2024.
The investigation is continuing due to the individual’s potential access to other children. Anyone with information related to this individual should contact the Lanark OPP Crime Unit at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E241161713.
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