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Police in Laval, Que., say they believe a male nursing assistant at a local care home (CHSLD) who was arrested for alleged sex crimes in the spring may have had more victims and are asking people to come forward.
Investigators from the Service de police de Laval (SPL) sex crimes squad arrested Abdeslam El Asri back on March 28 of this year.
The 55-year-old is suspected of several incidents of sexual assault toward other staff at the residence between October 2022 and February 2023.
El Asri appeared in court on July 10 on three counts of sexual assault and was released with conditions. His case will return to court on Sept. 27.
Laval police are asking anyone who may have been a target of his sexual misconduct and assaults to contact authorities online or by phone confidentially at 450-662-4636.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available. See here for a list of resources on where to get help.
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