Sexual Assault Alert, Police believe there may be more victims

Toronto Police Service News Release

Sexual Assault Alert, Lameck Russell Williams, 26, arrested, Police believe there may be more victims, Update, Another victim comes forward, Photograph of Lameck Russell Williams released

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 3:59 PM
51 Division
416-808-7474

On Friday, March 21, 2014, the Toronto Police Service made the public aware of an arrest in an ongoing sexual assault investigation.

See previous release.

At the time, investigators said they believed there may have been other victims.

It is now alleged that:

- on Thursday, January 20, 2014, a woman, 24, was walking in the Queen Street East and Church Street area

- she was approached from behind by a man and sexually assaulted

- the man fled westbound

The man has been identified as Lameck Russell Williams, 26, of Toronto. He faces the following new charges:

1) Three counts of Sexual Assault

He is scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, in court room 101, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 10 a.m.

Police still believe there may be other victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.


A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes Unit website.


For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable David Hopkinson, Corporate Communications, for Detective Marcie Hickmott, Sex Crimes

An attachment to this release is available on our website.