2 from Alberta charged in Ontario sex assault dating back to 2020

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The Canadian Press

Posted November 27, 2025 6:43 am

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Two people from Alberta have been charged in a northern Ontario sexual assault dating back to 2020.

Police say the alleged offences took place within the Township of Gillies, roughly 30 kilometres from Thunder Bay, between 2020 and 2022.

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A 73-year-old man from Wetaskiwin County, south of Edmonton, also faces two counts each of sexual interference and sexual assault on a person under 16.

A 63-year-old woman, also from Wetaskiwin County, faces three counts of assault.

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Ontario Provincial Police say both of the accused are former residents of Thunder Bay.

The pair are slated to appear in Ontario provincial court in December.

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