As a result of continued investigation, and the advancement of investigative techniques, detectives with the Brantford Police Service have arrested a man and charged him with a number of offences related to a sexual assault investigation that occurred in 2023.
On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at approximately 3:30 a.m., an adult female pedestrian was abducted from the area of Barton Street East and Wellington Street in Hamilton by an unknown male suspect.
The suspect was driving a red two-door Jeep Wrangler with a black hard top and black plastic fenders.
The victim was drugged and driven to a remote location in Brantford where she was sexually assaulted and abandoned.
The suspect is described as a white male, late 30’s to early 40’s years of age, approximately 5’11’, with a medium to heavy build, balding with a brown goatee beard, wearing frameless eyeglasses. The suspect was reported to have a tattoo on his right upper arm.
On September 9, 2026, the accused, a 53-year-old man from Brantford was arrested and charged with the following:
- Sexual Assault
- Kidnapping
- Assault
- Overcoming Resistance to Commit Indictable Offence (Attempt to choke)
- Forcible Confinement
The accused was held for a bail hearing.
