Surrey RCMP charged a City of Surrey Recreation Centre lifeguard after recieving a complaint of alleged sexual interference of a minor.
Surrey RCMP SVU took conduct of the investigation and arrested a man on April 18, 2023. He was released from police custody on an Undertaking with conditions to appear in court at a later date.
On October 25, 2023, 24-year-old Jakob Truong of Surrey was charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and luring a child. He was released on the following conditions:
· Report to a bail supervisor;
· No contact or communication, directly or indirectly with the victim;
· Not to be within 100 meters of the victim’s residence, school, place of worship or where they happen to be;
· Not be to within 100 meters of the City Recreation Center;
· No go to any place where a person under the age of 16 may be present unless permission granted by the bail supervisor for a specific purpose.
“Surrey RCMP has been working closely with our partners at the City of Surrey”, says Surrey Media Relations Officer, Corporal Sarbjit Sangha. “We encourage anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and request to speak with the Special Victims Unit”, added Sangha.