Suspect arrested for violent sexual assault on a Newmarket senior: YRP

York Regional Police say a suspect has been charged in connection with the violent sexual assault of an elderly person at his Newmarket home.

Police said the incident happened shortly before 4.30pm on May 25.

A 74-year-old woman was in her garage when a stranger allegedly entered and exposed himself.

The suspect then violently assaulted the woman and sexually assaulted her, police said.

She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

In a press release on Thursday, police said they were able to quickly identify and arrest a suspect.

Police say Yorcaef Rodriguez-Martinez, 23, of Newmarket, has been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm, overcoming resistance in the commission of a crime, illegally in a dwelling house, and two charges of breach of a custodial order.

Investigators ask anyone with information or any other possible victim to come forward.

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