3 days ago
Man accused of touching, filming kids near school soccer event: Toronto cops
Police are probing a suspicious incident involving an unknown man allegedly approaching and picking children up as well as filming them and committing an indecent act near an elementary school soccer tournament.
Toronto Police said officers responded on Friday at about 12:15 p.m. to a call for a suspicious incident at Earlscourt Park in the St. Clair Ave.-Caledonia Rd. Area.
Police alleged that a man was around the tournament when he approached a child and picked them up and placed them on his shoulders. Cops said the child's mother confronted the man and he put the child down.
The man was then seen filming the children on his phone, then asking the children their names, ages, phone numbers and addresses.
The man was also seen standing near the playground committing an indecent act. He approached another child, grabbed them by the arm and asked the child to come with him, but the child broke away from the man and ran away.
CRIME SCENE: Ajax man accused of sexually assaulting another teen girl
CRIME SCENE: Bowmanville man, 22, accused of sex assault, uttering death threats
The man fled the area in an unknown direction.
He is described as 5-foot-8, 30-40 years old, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a cream and pink-coloured shirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-1300, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at
