Niagara Falls man arrested for alleged sexual assault of boy in store

Niagara police have arrested a man who they say is responsible for sexually assaulting a boy in the Town and Country Plaza on Portage Road in Niagara Falls.

Officers say at around 5:00 p.m. on Aug. 27, a boy was groped by an unknown man while shopping with his mother at one of the stores in the plaza.

Investigators have now identified the man as 26-year-old Bertan Isik of Niagara Falls.

Isik was arrested in the area of the incident on Aug. 28 which officers say was thanks to a fast response from the public.

Police say the accused is charged with one count of sexual assault and he remains in custody before his bail hearing on Friday.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s Sexual Assault Unit at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009311.

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