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

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 retired lead investigator says Richard Neil was not on a list of would-be suspects at the time.

B.C. man charged in 'woodland rapist' case had ties to the Ontario regions of the attacks, documents say
A Halton Regional Police officer is seen in 1995 holding a composite sketch of the child sex predator dubbed the "woodland rapist."

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 retired lead investigator says Richard Neil was not on a list of would-be suspects at the time.