‘Impossible to Fathom’: Ontario Mayor Responds to Sexual Assault of Toddler

A sign showing the address of the Niagara Regional Police Service detachment in 1 District located in St. Catharines, Ont., on March 15, 2024. The Canadian Press/Aaron Lynett

The mayor of a small Ontario city has called the sexual assault of a young child in the community a “horrific act” that was “impossible to fathom.”

Welland Mayor Frank Campion made the comments in connection to an Aug. 30-31 incident in a home near Crowland Avenue and York Street.