Update:
The man who was arrested in connection with an attempted sexual assault on the Rail Trail is now facing additional charges after police linked him to to another assault.
A woman was jogging on the Red Hill trail last Thursday, when a man approached her from behind and tried to grab her. Police say 28 year old Shane Stevens is now charged with assault, mischief and fail to comply with probation. That’s in addition to the sexual assault with a weapon charge in connection with the attack on the Rail Trail back on June 16th.
Police believe there may be more victims.
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A Hamilton man has been arrested in connection with the knifepoint sexual assault of a woman on the Bruce Trail.
Shane Stevens, 28, was arrested Monday and charged with sexual assault with a weapon and two counts of breach of probation.
The arrest comes less than two weeks after a 50-year-old woman reported being attacked while she was walking alone on the trail near the Kenilworth Access around 10:30 a.m.
Police say a man armed with a knife forced the woman into a nearby quiet area and tried to sexually assault her. The woman managed to escape and the man fled the area.
Investigators say Stevens is currently in custody pending a bail hearing.
Anyone with further information about this crime is asked to contact Det. Jason Leek of the Sexual Assault Unit at 905-546-4614 or Crime Stoppers.
