NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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WELLAND - In Jan. 2019, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Sexual Assault Unit entered into an investigation involving an allegation of a sexual assault that occurred in the City of Welland.
On Thursday, April 4, 2019, following an investigation, detectives arrested a male suspect.
Twenty-three-year-old Jesse Gosewitz of the City of Peterborough is facing the following alleged charge:
- Sexual assault
Gosewitz is currently being held in custody pending a bail hearing on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in the City of St. Catharines.
The Niagara Regional Police Service encourages any other victims of sexual assault to reach out for assistance by either reporting the incident to police or calling the Niagara Regional Sexual Assault Centre at 905-682-4584 for support.
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