A 68-year-old from West Perth is facing charges after allegedly approaching two young people in an inappropriate manner.
According to Perth County OPP, on September 14 at 5 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person near Montreal Street between St. George Street and St. Andrew Street in Mitchell, where a victim reported being approached by a male.
Later that evening, police responded to a second incident in which a suspicious person at the Lion's Park in Mitchell was reported to have approached a second victim.
As a result of the investigation, a 68-year-old West Perth resident was arrested and charged with two counts of invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age.
The accused was held for bail and subsequently remanded into custody. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed these incidents or potentially has any video to contact Perth County OPP or Crime Stoppers.
