Charges Laid Following Sexual Assaults

Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section and the Toronto Police Service Specialized Criminal Investigations – Sex Crimes, have charged a 30-year-old man following four sexual assaults that occurred in the City of Vaughan and the City of Toronto.

On Thursday, May 26, 2016, at approximately 1 p.m., an 18-year-old female exited a transit bus in the area of Keele Street and Rutherford Road in Vaughan. The investigation has revealed that she was followed by the suspect as she walked to her residence which is located nearby. As she was unlocking her front door, the suspect ran towards her from the sidewalk, pinned her against the front door and sexually assaulted her. The victim managed to fight off the suspect and ran for help.

Investigators with the Toronto Police Service were working on three similar cases where the suspect description was similar to the man caught on video surveillance in Vaughan. Those incidents occurred at:

Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, on March 24, 2016

Whitmore Avenue and Fairleigh Crescent, Toronto, June 8, 2016

Brooke Avenue and Esgore Drive, Toronto, June 21, 2016

Tips received from the public assisted with identifying the suspect and on Thursday, July 6, 2016, a warrant was issued for the arrest of 30-year-old Le Roi SAUL. On Friday, July 7, 2016, York Regional Police were notified by the Canadian Border Services Agency they had detained Mr. SAUL at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor as he was entering into Canada.

Charged:

Le Roi Wisdom SAUL, 30, City of Toronto

Charges:

Sexual Assault x4

Criminal Harassment

Investigators believe that there may be more victims and are appealing to anyone with information to please come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071, or the Toronto Police Sex Crimes unit at 416−808−7474, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com, or text your tip to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.

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