VAUGHAN, ONT.—York regional police have arrested and charged a 54-year-old man from Mississauga with sexual assault and for holding a woman against her will.

It is reported that police got a call from a concerned man on Feb. 19, around 4:20 a.m., after a woman ran in front of his vehicle asking for help in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive West and Dufferin Street in Vaughan, police say.

The victim told the police that she met the suspect at a bar in Fort Erie on Feb. 8, after which he took her to a hotel in that area where she was held against her will for several days.

She reported that the suspect drove her to a wooded area off of Dufferin Street, near Teston Road, where she finally escaped and flagged down a vehicle for help, police say.

The victim said she had been assaulted and sexually assaulted multiple times between Feb. 8 and Feb. 19.

She was taken to a hospital as a result.

On Monday, around 5:30 p.m., the accused was arrested in Richmond Hill and is facing several charges in connected with this incident.

David Kenneth Pressman, 54, of Mississauga, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault, assault, forcible confinement, theft under $5,000, and uttering threats.

Police are asking any additional victims, witnesses, and anyone else with information to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call York Regional Police Special Victims Unit at 1-866-876-5423 (ext. 6800), or contact Crime Stoppers Anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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