94-year-old Elgin man charged with historical sexual assault against two victims

An Elgin man in his 90s has been charged with two historical sexual assaults that allegedly took place about 40 years ago.

Lanark OPP state that in September of 2023, two people contacted police to report that they had been sexually assaulted at locations in Smiths Falls and Montague Township over a period of five years, beginning in the 1980s.

Ontario Provincial Police report in a media release that as a result of the investigation, John Carley, 94, of the village of Elgin in Rideau Lakes Township, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault.

Charges have not been proven in court.

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on November 18, 2024.