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TORONTO — A 29-year-old man was arrested last week and charged in relation to an alleged string of sexual assaults and harassment involving 13 to 16-year-old girls in a school zone.

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Toronto police sex crimes Detective Dan Luff said at a press conference Tuesday that four offences took place this year between April 1 and Oct. 27. Luff said the man would approach girls in his car in the Rathburn Road and Renforth Drive area near the assembly and dismissal of school and ask for directions.

The conversations would quickly change to another tone, Luff said.

“This is well beyond cat calls,” Luff said. “He would talk about their physical appearances. He would talk about their sexual experiences and whether they’ve done certain things.

“On several of the occasions, he sexually assaulted the girls.”

During an alleged incident on Oct. 27, the man approached a 14-year-old girl with his 11-month-old child was in his car, Luff, who described the man as a “stay at home mom” said. Police said “he spoke with the victim and the conversation was of a sexual nature,” but no assault took place.

The man also allegedly used the social media aliases of “Malik Gavin D Sweeti” and “Gavin D Sweetie” to contact teenage girls. Luff said the man developed an online relationship with a teenage girl that led to her sending personal photos. The man allegedly used the photos to pressure the teenager into meeting in person. Luff said the two met on July 13 and the man sexually assaulted the teenage girl.