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Man charged with sexual assault in North York

Gursharan Singh, 23, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. Toronto Police/ Handouts. Toronto Police/ Handouts

A man has been charged with sexual assault for an incident that took place Thursday in North York.

Toronto Police said that a woman was sexually assaulted while walking along a pathway near a shopping plaza in the Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue area at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.

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Police allege that a man approached the woman and sexually assaulted her. He fled the scene when the victim screamed for help.

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Gursharan Singh, 23, was charged with two counts of sexual assault Friday.

He appeared in a Toronto court Saturday.

 

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