Man faces 12 charges of sexual violence against youth

A 26-year-old Torbay man arrested Friday, May 3, on a dozen charges of sexual violence against youth is scheduled to return to court Tuesday for a bail hearing.

Daniel Richard’s case was called in provincial court in St. John’s Monday, when it was postponed for a day.

Members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s Child Abuse and Sexual

Assault Unit arrested Richard after receiving information April 30 about an incident of sexual violence against youth that allegedly took place the previous night at a local hotel.

Richard is charged with three counts each of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching in relation to that incident, as well as another of each of those charges for events alleged to have occurred between April 1 and April 28.

The charges relate to three complainants, whose identities are protected by a publication ban.

Police are asking anyone with information to assist the investigation to contact them at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-TIPS.