A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police say they have solved a series of cold-case sexual assaults dating back 14 years, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Saskatchewan.
Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson told a briefing that 45-year-old Arturo Garcia Gorjon has been linked to four “blitz-style” assaults in Vancouver from July 1, 2009, to Christmas Eve 2010.
She says Gorjon, who is believed to live in Vancouver but travels for work, went before a judge and has been released with conditions.
Wilson says he was only identified as a suspect in the past six to 12 months.
She says a “safety plan” is in place to monitor Gorjon’s behaviour to make sure he abides by the conditions of his release.
Wilson says the break in the case came in January when investigators linked the previous three attacks to the Christmas Eve assault in Vancouver’s downtown core.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 30, 2023.
