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Man charged after woman reportedly forced into vehicle, assaulted

Guelph Police cruiser. (Guelph Police)

By Christine Clark

Posted Mar 17, 2025 10:12:15 AM.

Last Updated Mar 17, 2025 04:19:04 PM.

A Kitchener man working in Guelph is facing charges after Guelph Police say a woman was reportedly forced into a vehicle in that city and then sexually assaulted.

It happened Friday morning when the woman told police she was walking in the Willow Road and Silvercreek Parkway North area.

She said she spoke to a man in a vehicle around 6 a.m., when he then allegedly forced her inside the vehicle and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect was arrested at his workplace Friday afternoon in Guelph.

A 45-year-old Kitchener man is facing charges including sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual assault by strangling and forcible confinement.

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