A man who once sought to replace Jack Layton in his Toronto riding faces a slew of charges after a young girl claimed she was inappropriately touched early Friday morning in a downtown Ottawa hotel.
Ashraf Ali Rao — a 47 year-old NDP volunteer and recruiter — travelled with the girl to Ottawa from Toronto and was staying at the Quality Hotel on Rideau St. with a 14-year-old girl.
Cops were called there around 4:20 a.m. to deal with a complaint about sexual assault.
Investigators believe Rao groped the girl, but won’t say if the pair were sharing a room. They also won’t say why they were here, except that it was to attend “a function.”
Rao is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and forcible confinement.
He appeared in court Friday and was released on a $2,000 bond.
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NDP volunteer charged after girl sexually assaulted | Ottawa & Region | News | Ottawa Sun
Ashraf Ali Rao — a 47 year-old NDP volunteer and recruiter — travelled with the girl to Ottawa from Toronto and was staying at the Quality Hotel on Rideau St. with a 14-year-old girl.
Cops were called there around 4:20 a.m. to deal with a complaint about sexual assault.
Investigators believe Rao groped the girl, but won’t say if the pair were sharing a room. They also won’t say why they were here, except that it was to attend “a function.”
Rao is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and forcible confinement.
He appeared in court Friday and was released on a $2,000 bond.
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NDP volunteer charged after girl sexually assaulted | Ottawa & Region | News | Ottawa Sun