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AIRDRIE — A man has been arrested and charged with half a dozen counts of sexual assault after women were groped at big-box stores in the Calgary area, RCMP said Friday.
Sat, September 26, 2026 at 12:14 a.m. GMT+3An RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference in St. John's, N.L.
, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld - The Canadian Press AIRDRIE — A man has been arrested and charged with half a dozen counts of sexual assault after women were groped at big-box stores in the Calgary area, RCMP said Friday. The 30-year-old from Airdrie, Alta. , just north of Calgary, was arrested earlier this week and is scheduled to appear in court next week.
He said a woman was shopping at the store in Airdrie when a man grabbed her buttocks.
" did not say anything and departed the business without a confrontation," he said at a news conference. Another assault happened at the same Walmart 12 days later and two more happened Sept. 17 at a grocery store. The two women at the No Frills grocery store in Airdrie have yet to be identified, he said, asking them to come forward.
Browne said RCMP investigators were also notified by Calgary police of two identical instances — one at a Walmart and the other at a Shoppers Drug Mart. Browne said he has no idea of the motive, adding that the man did not wear a mask and was caught on video during each alleged offence.
"We've offered them the supports of the regional victim services society and again no woman wants to be inappropriately touched in any fashion," he said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2026.
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