Toronto police say a man has been charged after a nine-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man while she was shopping with her mother.
Police said the sexual assault was reported last Saturday at around 2:35 p.m. in the Dufferin and Bloor streets area.
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A mother and daughter were shopping when a man approached the child from behind and sexually assaulted her, police said.
The mother then confronted the man but he fled the area, police said.
On Wednesday, police said a 49-year-old man has been charged with sexual interference.
He is scheduled to appear in court in December.
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