The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an ongoing Sexual Assault investigation.
It is alleged that:
- a girl was enrolled in a home daycare on Glenburn Avenue
- a man in the home, who was not the daycare operator, sexually assaulted the girl between 2008 and 2011
- the girl was eight years old when the assaults started
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Sex Crimes - Child and Youth Advocacy Centre arrested the man.
Douglas Thorne, 65, of Toronto, is charged with:
1) four counts of Sexual Assault
2) four counts of Sexual Interference
3) four counts of Invitation to Sexual Touching
He is scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Thursday, April 2, 2015, courtroom J.
Police believe there may be more victims.
The daycare later moved to Tucker Street, but is no longer operating.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2922, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes website.
The CYAC was opened in October 2013 and is comprised of specialized child abuse investigators from the Toronto Police Service, in collaboration with members of the Catholic Children's Aid Society, the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children'sSuspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program (SCAN), Safe-T Program, Halton Trauma Center, and Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is alleged that:
- a girl was enrolled in a home daycare on Glenburn Avenue
- a man in the home, who was not the daycare operator, sexually assaulted the girl between 2008 and 2011
- the girl was eight years old when the assaults started
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Sex Crimes - Child and Youth Advocacy Centre arrested the man.
Douglas Thorne, 65, of Toronto, is charged with:
1) four counts of Sexual Assault
2) four counts of Sexual Interference
3) four counts of Invitation to Sexual Touching
He is scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Thursday, April 2, 2015, courtroom J.
Police believe there may be more victims.
The daycare later moved to Tucker Street, but is no longer operating.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2922, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes website.
The CYAC was opened in October 2013 and is comprised of specialized child abuse investigators from the Toronto Police Service, in collaboration with members of the Catholic Children's Aid Society, the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children'sSuspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program (SCAN), Safe-T Program, Halton Trauma Center, and Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.