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Incident with 5-year-old in church washroom leads to voyeurism charge

Police arrest 39-year-old after incident reported in Richmond Hill
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Charged is Shahin Babaeibaghbaderani, 39, of Richmond Hill. York Regional Police have released his photo and are asking other possible victims to come forward

York Regional Police have charged a suspect after an incident in a church washroom in Richmond Hill.

On Sunday, police received a call to a church on Bayview Avenue just south of 19th Avenue for a voyeurism incident.

Officers learned that on Aug. 11, a male suspect was in the women’s washroom at the church and took a photo of a five-year-old child while she was using the washroom, police said in a news release.

After an investigation, officers identified and arrested a suspect.

Shahin Babaeibaghbaderani, 39, of Richmond Hill is charged with voyeurism.

Police are urging anyone with information or any additional victims to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876- 5423, ext. 7241, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.