FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 5, 2019 10:43am
(Ottawa) –Today, the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section charged an Ottawa soccer coach with sexual offences.
On April 25, 2019 a historical investigation into allegations of Sexual Assault began after a 17 year old female reported that her soccer coach had sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions in 2014.
James (Jimmy) ZITO, 38 years old, of Ottawa has been charged two counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Sexual Exploitation. He is scheduled to attend court today.
ZITO is a well known soccer coach, having coached numerous teams in the Ottawa Community.
Investigators believe that there may be other victims and are asking them to contact police.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa Police Major Case Management Tip Line at 613-236-1222, ext. 5760. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.
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