{"id":609483,"date":"2026-04-17T04:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609483\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:23:14","slug":"ottawa-man-charged-with-sexual-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609483\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa man charged with sexual offences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An investigation that began in early March has resulted in sexual assault and other charges against a 20-year-old Ottawa resident, police announced on Thursday, April 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a news release, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/tag\/ottawa-police-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ottawa Police Service;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ottawa Police Service&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ottawa Police Service<\/a> said Mohamed Habib had been arrested and charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual Interference with a person under 16 and one count of of threatening conduct to another person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, the release added.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Mohamed Habib, 20, was charged with sexual offences by the Ottawa Police Service, police announced on Thursday, April 16.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"705\" height=\"855\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/859ff064c2d3cbd8c4e1b0ffea0e527b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Mohamed Habib, 20, was charged with sexual offences by the Ottawa Police Service, police announced on Thursday, April 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators with the OPS Sexual Assault and Child Abuse unit believe there could be other victims in and around the Ottawa area, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information was asked to call the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5944. 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