Manitouwadge Man Charged With Sexual Assault

By: Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com

A 73-year-old Manitouwadge man is in custody and charged with several sexual offences involving young victims.

In a release issued on Thursday, OPP say they conducted an investigation into two separate incidents, which took place in the Northern Ontario community between 1992 and 2015.

Both incidents were reported to police earlier this month.

Gary Stillmack faces two counts of sexual exploitation, sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age and sexual interference with a person under 16.

The suspect has been remanded to the Thunder Bay District Jail and will appear in court on Friday.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is encouraged to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Published on January 15, 2016

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