Peel Regional Police have made an arrest in the case of a young girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a suspect who entered her Mississauga bedroom as she slept.
Police said the assault happened at around 7 a.m. on March 3.
The young girl was asleep inside her home in the area of Hartfield Grove and Warren Drive. She awoke to find a male in her bedroom. According to police, the suspect sexually assaulted the girl and then fled.
A neighbour, Maran Tanasa, told CTV News Toronto she provided surveillance video to police after the alleged incident.
The video shows a man dressed in black walking along a residential street.
“He goes to one door, he tries to open, he goes to another one,” she said.
The man then disappeared from the frame but returns about 40 minutes later.
“After 40 minutes you see him coming back, cross the street again and go into the house,” Tanasa said.
The video then shows a police cruiser driving up the street.
Police said Monday that they have arrested a suspect in connection with the case.
Marcin Gozdzik, 35, of Mississauga has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and break-and-enter.
Officers said Gozdzik has no connection to the family but added that he is well known to police as he has a lengthy criminal record.
Gozdzik’s bail hearing was put over during a court appearance on Monday.
