Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Victim in Milton

Published June 10, 2019 at 4:33 pm

Halton Police’s Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit has made an arrest following an incident in Milton on Thursday, June 6.

Around 11:15 pm, officers were alerted to a disturbance in the area of Nipissing Road near Childs Drive .

Police attended and located the victim who had been sexually assaulted. The assailant had already fled the scene.

On Monday, June 10, the accused was located in Hamilton and arrested.

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27 year old Hamilton man Benjamin Novikov is charged with sexual assault, assault, robbery, uttering threats, and fraud under $5000.

Police say he met the victim on the classifieds website LeoList.

“He was known to use a number of different profile names, including ‘Thor Odinson’, ‘CandyBen’ and ‘Champion’,” police say.

Novikov has been held for a bail hearing.