A 58-year old man has been charged with sexual assault against a youth and Comox Valley RCMP are looking for witnesses or anyone with information valuable to the investigation.
Police received a report in January after allegations that a youth had been assaulted by a local fitness instructor between September and December.
Richard Zinger was arrested in February and released on strict conditions including not to have any contact with anyone under the age of 19 without written permission.
He has now been charged with sexual assault.
“The safety of our local youth is one of our top priorities here in the Comox Valley and we are committed to working tirelessly to have an environment in which they can feel safe and free of exploitation.", said Constable Monika Terragni, Media Relations Officer, Comox Valley RCMP.
“We believe there may be witnesses out there with information about these incidents and would like to encourage them to come forward and speak with one of our investigators.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 338-1321 and refer to file 2023-819.
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