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Indian arrested in Canada for โgroping spreeโ at public water park, victims include minors
While 12 victims have been identified, the mother of one said on social media that the number could be higher.
SHIVANI MAGO
11 July, 2024 04:34 pm IST
New Delhi: The Canadian police have arrested a 25-year-old Indian citizen for allegedly groping at least 12 victims, some of them minors, while walking at a public water park in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The arrest was made Sunday after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a report of sexual interference and sexual assault.
The accused was allegedly going around the water park groping people. While 12 victims have been identified, Alicia Hill, the mother of one minor girl, indicated on social media that the number could be higher. The police have encouraged people to come forward in case they knew anything or were at the park that day.
โWe are asking parents to speak to their children if they attended this location on July 7. We also want people to know that a sexual assault complaint can be made at any time. If you are a victim of sexual misconduct, please contact us. You will be listened to, and you will be believed,โ read a press release by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The police also said an investigation into the matter was underway and while the accused was released from custody, he is scheduled to appear in front of the Moncton Provincial Court on 24 October. According to Canadian law, offences involving sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and exploitation of a young person or child are punishable with a minimum of six months to a maximum of 10 years in jail.
While the identity of the accused has not been revealed, images of him at the water park and of him being arrested by the police were all over the Internet.