Police arrest St. Catharines man for alleged sexual assault of child

Niagara police have arrested a St. Catharines man for the alleged sexual assault of a young girl.

Officers say they responded to a report of sexual assault at a Niagara Falls address on June 11 at around 9:10 p.m.

In their initial investigation, detectives determined a man had approached a young girl that was walking in the area of Geneva Street and North Service Road in St. Catharines.

Police arrested 27-year-old Achraf Ghalil of St. Catharines on Aug. 19. And charged him with four child abuse related charges including luring and sexual assault.

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Ghalil is being held in custody before his bail hearing on Wednesday.

This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, dial option 3, extension 1008430.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

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