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Markham man charged after 2 women allegedly sexually assaulted while riding buses

Vishnu Roche, 62, of Markham has been charged with three counts of sexual assault.
Vishnu Roche, 62, of Markham has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. York Regional Police / Handout

A 62-year-old Markham man has been charged after police said two women were sexually assaulted while riding public transit.

York Regional Police said a 21-year-old woman reported two sexual assaults to officer on Nov. 1. The victim said while riding a bus during the early morning hours in south Markham, she was sleeping and woke up after a man touched her inappropriately. The woman told police it happened again days later. She then reported what happened.

While investigating, officers identified a second victim and found a similar sexual assault occurred.

The man was identified and arrested on Nov. 3.

Vishnu Roche has been charged with three counts of sexual assault.

He is scheduled to appear in a Newmarket court on Nov. 30.

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Anyone with information is being asked to call York Regional Police’s sexual assault section at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7071 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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