CALEB NICKERSON
PONTIAC April 17, 2019
A Pontiac man is facing multiple charges relating to historic sexual crimes that took place in Russell County, Ont. several decades ago.
Between January 31 and March 13, 2019, Russell County OPP officers arrested four men from the same family in connection with crimes that occurred between 1974 and 1991. They made an announcement about the arrests on April 1, and continued their investigation, which led to the arrests of two more individuals later this month.
One was a 58-year-old male from Quyon, who was charged with:
• Indecent Assault on a Male CC 156;
• Acts of Gross Indecency CC 157 (Two counts);
• Sexual Assault CC 246.1;
• (Young person accused) Indecent Assault on a Male CC 156 and
• (Young person accused) Acts of Gross Indecency CC 157
The other five accused individuals range in age from 57- to 67-years-old and face a range of sexual and indecent assault charges.
Police did not identify any of them, in order to protect the identities of the victims. In addition, some of the accused are protected under the youth criminal justice act since they were minors at the time of the incidents.
The man from Quyon is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on May 9 and 15, 2019.
