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Man charged after rubbing groin, touching woman, injecting needle on GO bus: police

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TORONTO — A 36-year-old Toronto man has been charged with sexual assault after police say he rubbed his genitals, inappropriately touched a woman and injected a needle into himself on a GO bus from Peterborough.

Durham Regional Police officers responded to the Oshawa GO station after an 18-year-old woman reported that the man sat near her on the bus and started speaking with her before allegedly touching her inappropriately and rubbing his genital area.

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Police said he then pulled out a syringe and injected himself with an unknown liquid while using explicit sexual language toward the woman.

READ MORE: Man caught committing indecent act on GO train: police

The man was arrested by GO Transit special constables on the bus and later charged by police. The woman was not injured during the alleged incident.

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Delroy Apple, age 36, of Toronto, has been charged with sexual assault, indecent act and failure to comply with a probation order. He was held for a bail hearing.

Anyone with new information is asked to contact Det-Const. Rayner of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1854.

Anonymous information can also be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at http://www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.

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