Ottawa On Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police reported that the Ottawa Police Service had located the suspect in Ottawa on Tuesday and brought him to the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke.
Search Launched After Woman Reports Assault
· Posted: Sep 12, 2025 4:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 12, 2025
Ottawa police have taken a man into custody who was wanted in connection with a sexual assault incident in Renfrew, Ont., as announced by the Ontario Provincial Police. (Tom Addison/CBC)
The police have filed 13 charges against this individual related to a sexual assault case in Renfrew, Ont., which led to an extensive search and prompted a shelter-in-place advisory from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) last month.
On August 28, a woman reported to authorities that she had been held against her will and sexually assaulted by an acquaintance who was armed with a handgun.
This past Friday, OPP revealed that the Ottawa Police Service had apprehended the suspect in Ottawa on Tuesday and took him to court in Pembroke.
“It was known that the [man] was a person who frequented Ottawa,” OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson told CBC.
The accused is facing over a dozen charges:
Assault. Assault with a weapon. Sexual assault. Forcible confinement. Overcoming resistance by attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle. Pointing a firearm. Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm – two counts. Criminal harassment – threatening conduct. Intimidation. Intimidation – uses threats of violence. Mischief. Obstructing a peace officer. Failing to comply with a release order – two counts.
The man’s identity cannot be disclosed as it might reveal the victim’s identity.
He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear back in court in Pembroke on September 26.
With files from Emma Weller
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