Tuesday, December 23, 2025
ADVT 
National

Ugester Prashad of Brampton arrested in a Sexual Assault Investigation

Darpan News Desk Toronto Police, 02 Sep, 2021 11:53 AM
  • Ugester Prashad of Brampton arrested in a Sexual Assault Investigation

The Toronto Police Service would like to inform the public of an arrest made in a sexual assault investigation.

It is alleged that:

- between Saturday, June 1, 2019 to Tuesday, December 31, 2019, a man was employed as a caretaker by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), specifically at St. Maurice Catholic School located at 45 Kingsview Boulevard.

- between those dates, the man asked a girl - who was a student at the time - to engage in sexual activity with him

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, members of Sex Crimes from the Child & Youth Advocacy Centre arrested a man.

Ugester Prashad, 52, of Brampton, has been charged with:

1. two counts of Invitation to Sexual Touching

He is scheduled to appear in court at 2201 Finch Avenue West on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Ugester Prashad has been employed as a caretaker with the Toronto Catholic District School Board since 2002 and has worked at the following schools:

- St. Roch Catholic School -174 Duncanwoods Drive
- Dante Alighieri Academy- 60 Playfair Avenue
- Regina Mundi Catholic School - 70 Playfair Avenue
- St. Maurice Catholic School - 45 Kingsview Boulevard

This is an ongoing investigation.

MORE National ARTICLES

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says it is now recommending people who got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine first should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot.

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI

RCMP needs less paramilitary, more oversight: MPs

RCMP needs less paramilitary, more oversight: MPs
John McKay, a Toronto Liberal MP and chair of the House public safety committee, said the Mounties are a globally known Canadian icon, but it's time to acknowledge the RCMP's "quasi-military" existence is not working for all Canadians.

RCMP needs less paramilitary, more oversight: MPs

Rule changes in B.C. allow for marijuana delivery

Rule changes in B.C. allow for marijuana delivery
British Columbia's legal cannabis operators will be allowed to deliver directly to buyers starting on July 15. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government wants to shrink the illegal market and allowing delivery to consumers is an advantage retailers have said they need.

Rule changes in B.C. allow for marijuana delivery

B.C. policing choice faces petition for referendum

B.C. policing choice faces petition for referendum
In order for the petition to succeed, setting off the referendum, signatures from at least 10 per cent of the registered voters in each of British Columbia’s 87 electoral districts must be collected within 90 days of the petition's start.

B.C. policing choice faces petition for referendum

Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal nominated to top court

Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal nominated to top court
Jamal, who would be the first person of colour to sit on the top court, was a longtime litigator before becoming a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal two years ago.

Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal nominated to top court

Centre Block restoration to cost up to $5B

Centre Block restoration to cost up to $5B
Public Services and Procurement Canada says construction on the traditional seat of the House of Commons is expected to wrap before 2032, with a cost of between $4.5 billion and $5 billion.

Centre Block restoration to cost up to $5B