Vancouver police arrest serial sexual assault suspect
Posted May 10, 2023 10:34 am.
Last Updated May 10, 2023 3:51 pm.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it has arrested a suspect in relation to a series of sexual assaults near the city’s downtown core last month.
A 25-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday morning after police received a tip from the public, the VPD says in a statement.
The arrest comes after police released images of the suspect Tuesday.
Related Article: Vancouver police release images of sexual assault suspect
According to police all four reported cases happened in the neighbouring areas of BC Place and Rogers Arena, near Vancouver’s downtown core. Each time, the woman targeted was aged between 25 and 40 years old.
The first incident happened on April 27 when a woman was walking near Pender and Abbott streets around 9 p.m. She was allegedly approached by a stranger from behind and groped.
The second incident happened just moments later, police say, when a woman was walking near East Georgia and Beatty streets when she was also groped.
Police say both women called police right away.
Two days later, on April 29, a woman was standing near West Georgia and Beatty streets when she alleges she was groped by a stranger. The VPD says just two hours later, another person was assaulted near West Georgia and Hamilton streets, around 11:15 p.m.
The suspect is currently in custody and the allegations have yet to be proven in court.
