NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESSA TOWNSHIP - On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers from the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of unknown male approaching young children in the park located on Greenwood Drive in Angus, Township of Essa.
The male approached a group of 12 year-old girls in the park and engaged the kids in conversation. He asked the girls if they wanted to play a game and would in turn give them money. The girls declined, left the area and reported the incident to a parent who called 911. The male left the area in a black Chevrolet sedan car, dirty, with a fin and a loud muffler.
Shortly after, the male was observed back in the area by a nearby resident on Greenwood Drive, engaging in conversation with a second group of children. Officers attended the area and located and arrested the male.
After further police investigation, 31-year-old Anthony Holtorf from Clearview Township has been charged with:
- Criminal harassment x2
- Sexual assault on female under 16 x2
- Abduction of person under 16 x2
The accused has been released from custody and will attend a future court date at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bradford.
If there is anyone who has been involved in a similar occurrence with this male, they are ask to contact the Nottawasaga OPP Crime Unit at 705-434-1939.
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