The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest in a cold-case sexual assault.
It is alleged that:
- on Sunday, February 3, 1991, at approximately 2:20 p.m., a nine-year-old girl and her five-year-old sister were playing in the lobby of their apartment building in the Warden Avenue/Danforth Road area
- a man approached the girls, asking for help finding a place to eat
- the man asked the girls to get in his car
- a short time later, the man dropped the five-year-old off at a store on Victoria Park Avenue
- the man then drove the nine-year-old to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her
- the man then dropped her off at a restaurant on Danforth Road
The sexual assault was reported to Toronto police. Despite investigative efforts, the case was unsolved.
Forensic DNA evidence was collected at the time of the incident led investigators to identify the suspect.
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., Shane Daniel Garry, 45, of Brampton, was arrested.
He has been charged with:
1) two counts of Kidnapping
2) two counts of Forcible confinement
3) Sexual assault
4) Sexual interference
5) Threatening bodily harm
6) two counts of Abandon child under the age of 10
He was scheduled to appear in court at 1911 Eglinton Avenue East on Friday, May 24, 2013, 10 a.m., courtroom 412.
Police believe there may be other victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, 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.
It is alleged that:
- on Sunday, February 3, 1991, at approximately 2:20 p.m., a nine-year-old girl and her five-year-old sister were playing in the lobby of their apartment building in the Warden Avenue/Danforth Road area
- a man approached the girls, asking for help finding a place to eat
- the man asked the girls to get in his car
- a short time later, the man dropped the five-year-old off at a store on Victoria Park Avenue
- the man then drove the nine-year-old to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her
- the man then dropped her off at a restaurant on Danforth Road
The sexual assault was reported to Toronto police. Despite investigative efforts, the case was unsolved.
Forensic DNA evidence was collected at the time of the incident led investigators to identify the suspect.
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., Shane Daniel Garry, 45, of Brampton, was arrested.
He has been charged with:
1) two counts of Kidnapping
2) two counts of Forcible confinement
3) Sexual assault
4) Sexual interference
5) Threatening bodily harm
6) two counts of Abandon child under the age of 10
He was scheduled to appear in court at 1911 Eglinton Avenue East on Friday, May 24, 2013, 10 a.m., courtroom 412.
Police believe there may be other victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, 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.