Man, 22, charged in connection with 3 sexual assaults near Brampton bus stops

A 22-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after three women reported being assaulted near bus stops in Brampton earlier this month by a man posing as a car driver.

In all three incidents, the suspect approached the victims at bus stops and proactively offered them a ride, even though none of the victims had called or expected a ride, police previously said.

Investigators believe the same man is responsible for all three incidents.

Police announced that they had made an arrest in the case on Saturday, but did not release any other details.

On Wednesday, Peel police said the accused was a 22-year-old man from Brampton.

He was charged with three counts of kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault by strangulation, robbery and uttering threats.

Victims approached from bus stops

Two of the incidents happened on Nov. 8, about an hour apart, while the third occurred on Nov. 16, Peel Regional Police said in a news release.

The first incident happened around 7 am. Police say the victim was waiting for a bus near Countryside Road and Brămalea Road when a man approached her and offered her a ride.

He drove the victim to an area near Highway 27 and Nashville Road in Vaughan where he sexually assaulted her.

The second victim reported being approached by a man who offered him a ride in exchange for cash while waiting at a bus stop at Goreridge Crescent and Via Romano Way at around 7.43am.

The suspect then drove the victim to an area near Claireville Conservation on Highway 50 in Brampton, where he sexually assaulted her.

The third victim was approached by the accused on Nov. 16 while at a bus stop near Airport Road and Humberwest Parkway around 6:45 a.m., the news release said.

He then drove her to the area near Countryside Drive and Airport Road in Brampton and sexually assaulted her.

Investigators believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to contact Peel Regional Police.