(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – One person was arrested on 19 outstanding criminal charges after warrant was executed.
On July 25, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the North East Region (NER) Bail Support Team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the support of the South Porcupine OPP and Timmins Police, executed a warrant on Main Street in South Porcupine.
Jeremy BERNIER, 19 years of age from South Porcupine, was arrested and charged with:
· Sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age (three counts)
· Sexual interference
· Invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age
· Forcible confinement
· Assault
· Failure to comply with undertaking (eight counts)
· Failure to attend court
· Failure to attend court after having appeared (two counts)
· Failure to attend for fingerprints
The accused was transported to the Kapuskasing OPP detachment, as all offences occurred in Kapuskasing, between September 2020 and March 2023.
The accused was released from bail court on July 26, and is next scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kapuskasing on August 12, 2024.
The OPP urges any other victims or anyone with information to come forward by calling the Kapuskasing OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca.