Nathaniel Jessup, 28, Charged With Abduction Attempts Of 2 Young Girls In Stanley Park

The Canadian Press, 08 Sep, 2015 02:09 PM

VANCOUVER — Charges have been laid against a man police say tried to abduct two girls in separate incidents near Vancouver's Stanley Park.

Nathaniel David Jessup, aged 28, now charged http://t.co/8oDoHiS6lV in two recent attempted abductions in Stanley Park.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) September 8, 2015

Twenty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Jessup is accused of two counts of assault and one count of forcible confinement.

Jessup remains in custody.

Police say a two-year-old girl was grabbed by a man near Lost Lagoon on Monday afternoon.

The girl's father confronted the man, who let go of the girl and ran off.

Jessup is also accused of attempting to abduct an eight-year-old girl on the sea wall north of Denman Street on Friday.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Pierre Poilievre Criticized For Announcing Child Tax Benefits Wearing Conservative Party Logo

The employment minister donned the blue shirt with the party crest in Halifax as he kicked off a national effort to tout $3 billion in benefit payments being sent out to families.

Pierre Poilievre Criticized For Announcing Child Tax Benefits Wearing Conservative Party Logo

Parks Canada Says Wildfire Burning In Jasper National Park Now Under Control

JASPER, Alta. — A wildfire that has been burning in the picturesque Maligne Valley of Jasper National Park is now under control.

Parks Canada Says Wildfire Burning In Jasper National Park Now Under Control

Nejib Belhaj-Chtioui Pleads Guilty In Montreal To Two Terrorism-related Charges

He was detained upon his arrival from Tunisia at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport last December.

Nejib Belhaj-Chtioui Pleads Guilty In Montreal To Two Terrorism-related Charges

Ontario's St. Lawrence College Investigating Homophobic Comment On Social Media

A spokeswoman for St. Lawrence College says the school is looking into comments allegedly made on Facebook.

Ontario's St. Lawrence College Investigating Homophobic Comment On Social Media

B.C. Amendment Paves Way For Ombudsperson To Probe Health Firings

Ombudsperson Jay Chalke told a government committee he needs more powers to access data and interview witnesses if he does an investigation into the September 2012 firings.