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Kapuskasing resident charged in 1984 sexual assault

OPP started an investigation into the historic incident during the summer of 2020
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KAPUSKASING – On Aug. 10, 2020 members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) commenced an investigation into a historical sexual assault.  

The incident occurred in April of 1984 in the Town of Kapuskasing.

As a result of the investigation a 50-year-old from Kapuskasing was arrested and has been charged with: 

  • Sexual assault with a weapon, contrary to section 246.2(a) of the 1984 Criminal Code.  

The accused was released on an Undertaking and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kapuskasing in March, 2021.

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