A 14-year-old boy is now facing charges in connection with a knifepoint sexual assault inside the laundry room of a Weston apartment building as well as another attempted sexual assault that took place moments prior.
Police say that a male suspect followed the first female victim off an elevator in the building, brandished a knife and attempted to force her into the stairwellPolice allege that the suspect then proceeded to enter a laundry room in the same building.
Another woman was inside the laundry room when the suspect approached and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint, police say.In a news release issued on Thursday, police said that a 14-year-old Toronto boy was arrested in connection with both incidents earlier this week and charged with sexual assault with a weapon and assault with a weapon.He is due to appear in court on June 29.
His arrest comes after police made a public appeal for information on the case on June 5 and expressed concern that the individual “may have approached other possible victims in the area.”