Markham sex assaults: Suspect facing charges [Video]

A 62-year-old Markham man is facing charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman less than two weeks after being released on bail in connection with another alleged sexual assault.

Police say that the suspect was initially arrested on the evening of Oct. 3 in connection with a sexual assault near Markham Road and Highglen Avenue that afternoon.

Police say that the victim was walking in the area when she was approached by a suspect who was unknown to her.

It is alleged that the suspect touched the victim in a sexual manner and then fled the scene.

He was located by investigators later that evening and charged with sexual assault but was later released on bail with conditions.

Police say that investigators believe the same suspect then went on to commit a second sexual assault near Denison Street and Cartmel Drive on the afternoon of Oct. 12.

In that incident, the accused was known to the …