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A Victoria man, Sean O’Reilly, has been charged with 10 counts of sexual assault with a weapon after a series of incident last year.
In November 2022, VicPD began receiving reports of women being sprayed or splashed with an unknown liquid while they were walking or sitting downtown.
The liquid was believed to be a corrosive substance. Some of the women described feeling a burning sensation and reported that the substance damaged the fabric of their clothing.
All of the victims were women ranging in age from 15 to 48-years-old.
On Dec. 30, 2022, investigators arrested a suspect in relation to these incidents, and, VicPD called for more victims to come forward.
VicPD’s Major Crimes Unit continued to investigate and on March 14, 2023, Sean O’Reilly was formally charged with ten counts of sexual assault with a weapon.
He is currently bound by conditions and is awaiting trial.