Man in 40s arrested after 12-year-old girl sexually assaulted on TTC bus in Scarborough

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Posted November 19, 2023 8:41 pm.

Last Updated November 20, 2023 5:39 pm.

A Toronto man is facing charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a girl on a TTC bus in Scarborough last week.

Officers were called to the area of Pharmacy Avenue and Finch Avenue East around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of an assault.

Toronto police allege a 12-year-old girl got onto a TTC bus in the area and was sexually assaulted by a man on board as she walked past him.

Police have arrested 42-year-old Celestino Liscio, of Toronto, and charged him with sexual interference and sexual assault.

He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom in January.

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