SURREY, B.C. - Six males including a youth have been charged with multiple sexual assaults on the University of B.C. campus in Vancouver and in at least two other communities.
RCMP detachments at UBC, in North Vancouver and Burnaby, along with the Vancouver Police Department and Transit Police joined forces to investigate the offences.
Vancouver Police Supt. Mike Porteous says a number of brave women came forward to report the difficult and horrific details of the surprise attacks, in some cases after an assailant broke into their homes.
RCMP Chief Supt. Jodie Boudreau says only two of the individuals who have been charged are connected and both alleged to have been involved in the same assault.
Boudreau says anyone who has been a victim of a sexual assault should contact police immediately to get the help they need to deal with the trauma.
Police say tips from the public helped capture the accused attackers.
