Police want to hear from sex-assault victims
Man faces charges involving girl
Vancouver police are renewing an appeal for victims and witnesses to come forward in a sexual assault investigation dating back many years.
A 46-year-old Prince George man was arrested in Vancouver last week and faces numerous charges in connection with sexual offences involving a young girl.
Kevin Alexander Roberts has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, sexual assault with a weapon, invitation to sexual touching, assault and assault causing bodily harm for offences allegedly committed in Vancouver and Prince George.
Vancouver police Sgt. Jason Robillard says police believe there are additional survivors who would be between the ages of four and 18 at the time of the offences.
Roberts is a truck driver on routes throughout B.C. and Alberta.
He has also worked as a school bus driver in the Prince George area and has a transient lifestyle, according to the VPD.
Police say they can’t reveal the years in which the alleged offences occurred due to a publication ban put in place to protect the victim’s identity, but did note that the investigation involves several offences over several years against one victim at this time.
The victim, now an adult, reported the crimes to Vancouver police.
Police have released Roberts’ mug shot in hopes that other victims will recognize him and come forward. Roberts also has a tattoo of a woman and a snake on his right upper arm.
Police say Roberts went by the nickname Drifter.
Anyone with information is asked to call the VPD’s sex-crime unit at 604-717-0600 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.