Lanark County OPP has charged a Perth resident with sexual offences involving a child.
Officers began an investigation on August 31 into allegations involving a volunteer with the Ottawa Children’s Aid Society.
Police said the individual had been spending a great deal of time with a child and their family.
The OPP arrested 55-year-old Andrew Ryerson on September 1st and he’s facing five charges:
- Sexual assault of a person under 16
- Sexual interference
- Invitation to sexual touching
- Make sexually explicit material available to a person under 14 – two counts
Ryerson was released from custody following a bail hearing and is back in Perth court November 25th.
The investigation is continuing due to the individual’s potential access to other children. Anyone with information related to this individual should contact the Lanark OPP Crime Unit at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E241161713.