B.C. man charged in 'woodland rapist' case had ties to the Ontario regions of the attacks, documents say

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A B.C. man recently charged in a series of sexual assaults on children in Ontario in the 1990s had connections to the regions where the attacker struck, according to documents viewed by CBC News.

A former lead investigator says Richard Neil was not among the more than 1,000 potential suspects in what became known as the notorious “woodland rapist” case. Now, newly obtained public records provide insight into the accused’s background for the first time.

Neil was arrested on March 3, police from Ontario’s Peel, Halton and Waterloo regions announced earlier this month. He’s scheduled to appear

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