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Man charged after 3 teenage girls sexually assaulted in Toronto: police

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Man turns himself in to police after 3 girls report sexual assaults
WATCH ABOVE: Twelve hours after police released photos of a man suspected of sexually assaulting three girls in the Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West area, there is a break in the case. Cindy Pom reports – Jan 24, 2017

Toronto police have charged a 26-year-old man with sexual assault involving three teenage girls after he turned himself into police on Tuesday.

Toronto police confirmed to Global News a man fitting the suspect’s description walked into 12 Division and surrendered Tuesday morning.

Officers said a 17-year-old girl was walking in the Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West area when she was sexually assaulted around 4:50 p.m. Thursday afternoon, police said in a news release.

Two 16-year-old girls reported being sexually assaulted by the same man a short distance away just moments later.

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Johnathan Clarke has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Tuesday.

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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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