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Calgary police charge man in alleged CTrain sex assault

A four-car CTrain is shown in this photo from the Calgary Transit Twitter account. X/@CalgaryTransit

Calgary police have charged a man in connection with an alleged sexual assault on July 7 on a CTrain.

At around 3:40 p.m. police said a man sat next to a woman on a northbound CTrain and started a conversation.

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Police allege the man touched the woman’s arms, “then grabbed the woman inappropriately.”

The victim moved away from the man to the other end of the car and the suspect left the train at Dalhousie Station.

On July 19, police released CCTV footage and still videos, and this led to tips from the public, police said.

Police have charged Surjit Singh Bajwa, 81, with one count of sexual assault.

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