Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Sexual Assault Alert, Ala Al Safi, 27, faces two charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Police concerned there may be other victims


Sexual Assault Alert, Ala Al Safi, 27, faces two charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Police concerned there may be other victims

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 8:56 AM
51 Division:  416-808-7474

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest in a Sexual Assault investigation.

It is alleged that:

- a man was diagnosed with HIV in February 2011 

- he met a 24-year-old man in July 2011

- they met via an online classified personal ad and engaged in an intimate relationship

On Monday, April 10, 2017, Ala Al Safi, now 27, of Toronto, was charged with:

1) Aggravated Sexual Assault


It is further alleged that: 

- the same man met a 21-year-old man in December 2016

- they met on an online dating website and engaged in an intimate relationship

- on both encounters, the man failed to disclose his HIV status. As a result, both victims were diagnosed with HIV. 

Ala Al Safi, 27, of Toronto, was arrested on Monday, June 19, 2017, and charged with:

1) Aggravated Sexual Assault

He appeared in court at College Park on Monday, June 19, 2017, 10 a.m., room 501.

Police are concerned 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 website.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca

Constable Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Detective Marina Garland, Sex Crimes

Ala Al Safi, 27, faces two charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault. Police concerned there may be other victims

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