Man arrested after teen girl sexually assaulted at Pen Centre

Niagara regional police arrested a man Tuesday whom allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl at Niagara Pen Centre Sunday afternoon.

Officers say they received a report Monday of a sexual assault complaint involving a 14-year-old girl.

Detectives say an initial investigation determined that the girl was in the food court area in Pen Centre Sunday at around 4 p.m. before an unknown man walked up and allegedly sexually assaulting her before leaving the area.

Investigators say they identified a suspect and determined the suspect was also alleged to have been following other teenaged girls in the shopping centre earlier on Oct. 10.

Officers arrested 21-year-old Brady Normand Burke of no fixed address in St. Catharines on Tuesday, and charged him with sexual assault and sexual interference offences.

Burke was held in custody for a video bail hearing to a St. Catharines courthouse Wednesday.

Niagara police have released Burke’s photo in the interest of public safety, and to help identify other potential victims or witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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