(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON.) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County detachment has charged a 75 year old man with several sex offences after conducting a historical sexual assault investigation in the Haldimand County and Niagara Region, ON areas.
Over the past several months Police have been investigating a series of sexual assaults which had occurred between 1975 to 1982 involving young males. The assaults occurred at locations in Niagara Region, Haldimand County and the United States.
As a result of the ongoing investigation another victim has come forward to report sex assaults which had occurred in Niagara Region in 1975 when the victim was approximately 13 years old.
Further charges of Gross Indecency and Indecent Assault on a Male have been laid against 75 year old Donald GRECCO of Peel Region, ON. He is to appear in Provincial Court, Cayuga, ON on Tuesday December 8th, 2015 at 2:00 pm.
The incidents occurred while the accused was a Priest at St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, Cayuga, Haldimand County, ON, St. Kevin’s Roman Catholic Church, Welland, ON and Saint Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Niagara Falls, ON.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1 – 888 – 310 -1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 – 800 – 222 – TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous online message at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.