A Toronto man is facing charges of sexual assault, indecent act and assaulting an officer following a report of a sexual assault in Richmond Hill Monday.
A victim reported a sexual assault in the area of Red Maple Road and High Tech Road on Sept. 30 at approximately 3 p.m., a York Regional Police news release stated. A man had exposed himself and then touched the victim with his genitals, police said.
Police then received a second call regarding a suspect that had committed a theft nearby. When officers located the suspect, police said he resisted arrest and assaulted an officer, causing minor injuries.
Investigators are releasing an image of the suspect as they believe there are more victims as the indecent act and sexual assault occurred in a public area.
Shivraj Benjamin, 28, of Toronto is charged with: sexual assault; indecent act; theft under $5,000; assault peace officer; assault with intent to resist arrest; and disobey lawful order of the court.
At the time of the incident Benjamin was on a release order for another incident of assaulting a peace officer, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241. Alternatively, information may also be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or going online.
