(PUSLINCH TWP, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged an individual in relation to a sexual assault investigation in Puslinch Township.
On February 5, 2025, members of the Wellington County OPP launched an investigation after receiving information of a sexual assault which occurred at a residence in Puslinch Township.
On July 24, 2025, the Wellington County OPP Crime Unit arrested and charged Richard REID, 74-year-old of Puslinch Township, with sexual assault.
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Guelph on August 29, 2025.
There is no statute of limitations on sexual offences and a report can be made to police at any time, regardless of how much time has passed.