A 25-year-old man in Ontario, Canada, has been charged with breaking in to a family’s home in Welland and sexually assaulting their toddler. Daniel “Dani” Senecal identified himself as using “she/her” on his Facebook profile and displayed the trans pride flag in his biography.

On Sunday, August 31, police and paramedics were called to a home near Crowland Avenue and York Street in Welland for a medical assistance call involving a young child. When emergency first responders arrived, they discovered the front door of the home showed signs of being forced open and the child was suffering from serious injuries.

Officers secured the scene and canvassed the neighbourhood shortly thereafter. Investigators say a witness came forward with surveillance video, and the suspect was quickly identified as Daniel Senecal.

Senecal was taken into custody and charged with aggravated sexual assault on a child, assault, assault by choking, breaking and entering a home and sexual interference with a child. His young female victim has been transported out-of-region for advanced medical care, but she has been declared to be stable.

After interviewing the parents, Niagara Police issued a news release describing Senecal as a “stranger” had broken into the family’s home sometime between 10 p.m. and 8:59 a.m. and sexually assaulted their sleeping toddler.

While police attempted to portray the crime as a “stranger attack,” the National Post has since reported that several friends of the victim’s mother say the man arrested was known to the victim’s family and had previous contact with the toddler he assaulted. Locals also expressed confusion as to why police described it as a “stranger attack” when that was not the case.

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