Appeal for Victims in Sexual Assault Investigation

Region of Peel – Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit have charged a ‘youth leader and worship director’ from a Brampton church, following a sexual assault investigation.

Between May 1, 2024, and August 15, 2024, a 13-year-old victim met with the accused on various occasions and was allegedly sexually assaulted.

On Friday, August 30, 2024, police arrested and charged Adam Watson, a 32-year-old man from Brampton with the following Criminal Code offences:  

• Sexual Assault
• Sexual Interference

He was held in custody and appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton for a bail hearing where he was released on his own recognizance.

Adam Watson has been working at a church in Brampton for approximately three years. 

This investigation remains ongoing, and investigators believe there may be additional victims. 

Anyone with information on this or any similar incident is asked to contact investigators at the Special Victims Unit at 905-453-2121, extension 3460.

Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca.

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Public Information Officer at (905) 453-2121, extension 4027

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N/R 24-229
Inc #: PR240278737

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