Home | WebMail | Register or Login

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

Toronto

Man accused of sexually assaulting 3-year-old boy at Brampton hospital

Police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton hospital.

Police say boy was in a stroller in the hospital when the man allegedly approached him

A Peel Regional Police shoulder patch is seen in Mississauga on July 1, 2023.
Peel police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton hospital. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)

Police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton hospital.

Peel Region police say the boy was in a stroller inside the hospital when the man allegedly approached him Sunday afternoon.

They say the man allegedly touched the boy and then went to another area of the hospital, where he allegedly committed an indecent act that was witnessed by adult visitors.

Police say the man has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and committing an indecent act in a public place.

They say he's been held for a bail hearing.

Investigators say they are looking to speak to anyone who witnesses the alleged sexual assault.