UPDATE 2

Through the ongoing investigation into the incident reported at a retail store in New Sudbury, detectives in the Major Crime Section and Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) Unit identified the individual believed to be responsible. Based on the investigation, it was determined that the individual is not a young offender and resides in Southern Ontario. As a result, detectives applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for the individual.

Shortly after 6:05 a.m. this morning, April 8, 2026, with the assistance of the Toronto Police Service (TPS), detectives arrested 19-year-old, Mathew Chevalier from the GTA on the arrest warrant for Sexual Assault x2 and Criminal Harassment – Beset Watch x2 in relation to the incident.

Mathew Chevalier will attend video Bail Court (Greater Sudbury) today in Toronto to answer to the charges.

Due to the sensitive nature of the incident and to protect those impacted by the incident, no further details will be provided.

 

UPDATE

As per the judge’s order, the images have been removed from publication, however the individual is described as being between 18-20 years old, approximately 5’8”-5’10” tall, with dark medium-length hair, brown eyes and was wearing black pants, a black zip up, a grey t-shirt and black toque at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.
ORIGINAL

We are requesting the public’s assistance to identify the individual (images attached) responsible for an assault on March 26, 2026, at a retail store in the New Sudbury area.

Around 1:40 p.m. the individual was seen following two females (18- and 16-years-old) through the aisles of the store when he approached them and assaulted one of them.

The individual then fled the store prior to the females alerting staff.

The incident was later reported to police.

The individuals are not known to each other.

It is possible that the individual responsible for the assault may be a young person (under the age of 18), therefore detectives have applied for and been granted permission to release the images pursuant to a judge’s order under Section 110, subsection 4, of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). The authority to publish a young person's identity ceases after five days or with the apprehension of the young person. The images will be removed from all publications as of 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as per the judge’s order. This is a legislative requirement and shall be adhered to as it is a matter of federal law.

Anyone with information related to the identity of the individual is asked to contact the Greater Sudbury Police Service Major Crime Unit at 705-675-9171 extension 2338.

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