Police charge 74-year-old Markham man for allegedly exposing himself to 9-year-old

York Regional Police have laid charges after identifying a man who officers allege committed an indecent act in front of a nine-year old girl at a grocery store in Markham.

The incident occurred in the McCowan Road and Bur Oak Avenue area on Saturday June 10th at around 1:30 p.m.

Police said a father and daughter were separated for a short period of time while in the grocery store. During that split, police said an older man can be seen following her. The man eventually began to speak to the girl apparently telling her his name was “George” before exposing himself and instructing her not to tell anyone what he did.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

https://twitter.com/YRP/status/875724789914251266

Investigators said it appeared the man followed the young girl around the store both before and after the incident.

The father of the young girl contacted police after his daughter told him what happened while the two were driving home.

York Police in Markham say the suspect turned himself in on Friday. 74 year old Philip Accordino of Markham is charged with criminal harrasment, and exposing genital organs to a person under the age of 16. He appears in court on Wednesday June 21.