A 34-year-old man has been charged with nine counts of sexual assault and six counts of sexual interference in connection with a series of incidents in Edmonton.
Police said three women and six girls under the age of 16 reported being sexually assaulted between August 2016 and March 2017.
Most of the crimes happened in northeast Edmonton.
The victims were either walking on a sidewalk or waiting at a bus stop when the crimes occurred, police said.
EPS would not explain the nature of the incidents.
“Just based on the time frame, we feel that there’s going to be more additional complainants coming forward to report some sexual offences,” Det. Pat Bruni said. “For that reason, we are not going to describe what they are exactly. It’s part of the investigation and we feel that it might hinder it if we were to disclose that.”
Detectives identified a suspicious vehicle with unique decals on it, which led to a suspect who was arrested.
Rodrigo Castro was arrested on March 30 and charged with 15 offences.
Police are encouraging other complainants to contact EPS at (780) 423-4567.
EPS said, since the investigation is ongoing, it would not provide a photo of the accused.
Here is a list of incidents that were reported to police:
- Aug. 10, 2016 at 1:50 p.m. near 97 Street and 75 Avenue
- Oct. 14, 2016 at 9:44 a.m. near 47 Street and 121 Avenue
- Nov. 8, 2016 at 8:10 a.m. near 55 street and 118 Avenue
- Nov. 8, 2016 at 6 p.m. near 25 Street and 146 Avenue
- Dec. 2, 2016 at 9:10 a.m. near 64 Street and 118 Avenue
- Dec. 2, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. near 50 Street and 118 Avenue
- Feb. 13, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. near 59 Street and 118 Avenue
- Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. near 48 Street and Matheson Way
- March 15, 2017 at 9 a.m. near 131 Street and 112 Avenue
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