Man arrested for showing obscene images, threatening people in downtown Toronto

By Michael Ranger

Posted December 13, 2022 12:58 pm.

A man is under arrest after two people were harassed and threatened in downtown Toronto over the weekend.

Police say a suspect approached a victim in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard East and Parliament Street around 4:10 p.m. on Saturday.

Investigators allege the suspect approached a person and showed them an obscene image before threatening them. The suspect then fled the scene.

The next day officers responded to a call near Queen Street West and University Avenue around 12:50 p.m.

Police allege the suspect approached a person while they were at work and again showed them an obscene image before threatening them. The suspect once again fled the scene.

Later that day, officers arrested 27-year-old Rezo Kopaliani of Toronto and charged him with two counts of harassment and uttering threats.

Kopaliani appeared in Toronto courtroom on Monday morning and was remanded into custody.

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