Police have arrested a woman officers believe may be behind a spate of crimes involving girls and young women in Toronto.
Investigators recounted a series of alleged incidents reportedly involving a woman assaulting, filming and approaching young girls and women. Several incidents were reported on the Toronto subway.
In one case, reported on May 12 around 8 p.m., police said a group of pre-teen girls were in the elevator of a building around Cordova and Islington avenues. One person got into the elevator and put a cellphone at the girl’s feet, apparently recording them, police said.
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On June 3 just before 8 p.m., police said young teenagers were leaving Donlands Subway Sation when a suspect that officers believe to be the same woman threw “an unknown liquid” on them from behind. She allegedly filmed the incident on a phone.
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Four days later, on after 10 p.m. on June 7, a 21-year-old woman got off the subway at Queen Street station. Police said the same female suspect assaulted her.
Just after 9 p.m. the next week, on June 14, a transit employee at Spadina Subway Station had cleaning supplies stolen. The suspect chased the employee and assaulted them, police said.
On Sunday, police announced a 28-year-old woman had been arrested. She was charged with two counts of voyeurism and one count of assault.
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