NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit have charged a 79-year-old man in connection with historical sexual offences committed against children.
An investigation began on May 1, 2023, after two victims came forward to report they had been sexually assaulted by the same man when they were both young children. The incidents occurred beginning in the early '80s.
Through the investigation, officers located a third victim who was sexually assaulted in 2019.
All of the victims were female, between the ages of eight and 11 when the incidents occurred.
The accused has lived or worked in several different locations including the Town of Georgina, the Township of McMurrich Monteith and the cities of Cambridge, Oshawa, and Michigan U.S.
Investigators are releasing photos of the accused from the 80s up to a more recent photo and are urging any additional victims to please come forward.
Charged:
• Harvey Kenneth Jackson, 79, of Pefferlaw
Charges:
• Sexual assault x5
• Gross indecency X3
• Sexual interference x2
A sexual assault includes any non-consensual contact of a sexual nature. York Regional Police would like to encourage anyone who feels they may have been a victim of a sexual assault to come forward and report the incident to police. There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences and offenders can be prosecuted well after the date of the offence. If you are the survivor of sexual assault, you can report the incident online if:
• You are not in immediate danger
• The person who assaulted you is not present
• There is no evidence present that may be collected by police (blood, semen, saliva, etc.). Evidence can be collected for up to 12 days after the sexual assault has occurred
• You have access to a private email address, to which the suspect does not
If someone is not ready to report, however is seeking support, please contact York Region Victim Services victimservices-york.org . Additional resources and information can also be found on our website http://www.yrp.ca/en/services/resources/sexualassaultsurvivorsguide.pdf.
Anyone with information in relation to this investigation is asked to contact the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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