FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 1:45pm
(Ottawa) — Today, the Ottawa Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section (SACA) charged an Ottawa man following an incident involving a victim with the developmental capacity of an 8 year old on May 6th, 2019 at 5:20pm, in the 2200 block of Riverside Drive.
A female victim in her 20s was approached by a male, who presented himself as a past acquaintance, while she was waiting for the bus. After a brief conversation, they walked to a nearby store and the man sexually assaulted the woman in the washroom. He took her cell phone from her when she tried to call for help. The male sexually assaulted her a second time before she was able to call for assistance.
Joshua RAYMOND, 22 years old, of Ottawa has been charged with two counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Mischief.
He is scheduled to appear in show cause court today.
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