Peterborough police have charged a 47-year-old Kingston man with sexual assault after an incident in Peterborough last Tuesday afternoon (December 10) involving a student at Trent University.
At around 7:50 p.m. last Tuesday, police officers were made aware of an incident that had happened earlier in the afternoon involving a part-time course instructor in the Mathematics Department at Trent University and a student.
The incident happened when the student asked the instructor for extra help to prepare an exam. During the meeting, which took place off-campus at a local business at the request of the instructor, non-consensual touching is alleged to have taken place.
After an investigation, police arrested 47-year-old Abdalla Mansur in Kingston on Friday (December 13) and brought him back to Peterborough, where he appeared in court the following day.
“The Peterborough Police Service takes reports of sexual assault very seriously and is very aware about the importance of a trauma-informed response,” states a police media release. “In this case, the Peterborough Police Service has concerns that there may be other victims and as such is issuing a media release which includes the suspect’s name.”
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Peterborough police at 705-876-1122 ext. 555. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at stopcrimehere.ca
Police, who state that Trent University has been made aware of the situation and is cooperating, are not releasing any further information as the matter is before the courts.
