A Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly attending a church in East York on three separate occasions and causing damage. The first incident happened on July 24. Toronto police say the accused “threw a rock through a window, causing damage to the religious property.” On Aug. 31, the reportedly returned to the same church and again threw a rock through a window, causing further damage, they said. Police say officers were in the area on Saturday when they observed the accused throw a rock through a window of the same church. He was arrested at the scene. Khaliq Hussain Anwar, 56, of Toronto, has been charged with three counts of mischief relating to religious property. The charges have not been tested in court. He was scheduled to appear in bail court that morning. This suspected hate-motivated mischief investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-3505 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
