Man facing 16 charges in violent sexual assault

A 35-year-old man is facing more than a dozen charges in connection with a violent sexual assault earlier this summer.

Police say on June 6th they were initially called to a home in the area of Eglinton Avenue and Midland Avenue. It’s alleged that a man and a woman were arguing in the home and the woman attempted to flee the residence. Investigators say the man refused to let her leave and repeatedly assaulted and sexually assaulted her. The woman later managed to escape when the man was asleep.

Two days later police executed a search warrant and recovered evidence related to the investigation.

On Thursday, Jason Devine was taken into custody and charged with 16 criminal offences including multiple assault, assault with a weapon, forcible confinement charges, and four counts of failing to comply with bail conditions.