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.
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.