Man charged with 10 sexual offences on minors dating back to 2012

A man from just north of Kingston is facing 10 charges for sexually-related offences involving three different minors.

In March of this year, the Kingston Police Sex Assault and Child Abuse Unit began investigating the accused man for the incidents, which date back six years, according to a press release from Kingston Police.

Police said that between May 2012 and November 2013, the accused man committed sexual offences against two of his cousins, a male and a female, both of whom were under the age of 16 at the time. Those offences included three counts of invitation to sexual touching, two counts of sexual interference (of a minor), and two counts of sexual assault.

Then, between October 2016 and March 2018, the accused mad committed sexual offences against his stepdaughter, who was under the age of 10 at the time. Those offences included invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference (of a minor), and sexual assault.

As a result of the investigation, a warrant was issued for the arrest of the accused man. On Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, the man turned himself in at Kingston Police Headquarters and he was arrested.

The 29-year-old South Frontenac man was charged with three counts of sexual assault, four counts of invitation to sexual touching, and three counts of sexual interference.