Oshawa man arrested in sexual assault case; Markham men arrested after Pride flag burned
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A 38-year-old Oshawa man is facing several charges in relation to an au pair sexual assault investigation.
Durham Regional Police say in 2025, a female was contacted by a man and woman with several children through a Facebook Au Pair group, informally about au pair work in Canada.
The alleged victim arrived in Canada in December 2025 and agreed to live with the suspect and his spouse at their home, in exchange for child care services.
Cops say on Dec. 12, 2025, the suspect gave the woman ice cream. Upon consuming it, she reportedly began feeling incoherent and became unconscious.
Upon waking up, she sought medical attention and a noxious drug was found in her system. She had no recollection of the night prior, authorities noted.
Durham cops executed a search warrant in early 2026 at the suspect’s Oshawa home. Several electronic devices and the drug allegedly used in the incident were seized. Child sexual abuse and exploitation materials were also found during the search.
On Wednesday, investigators arrested 38-year-old Derek Stephen Bellamy of Oshawa.
Bellamy is charged with sexual assault, administering a noxious substance, five counts of voyeurism, five counts of possession of recordings obtained by voyeurism, possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
Hewas held pending a bail hearing.
Police are concerned there may be additional alleged victims and ask anyone with information the Special Victims Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5344, or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or online at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca .
Markham men arrested after Pride flag burned
Two young Markham men have been charged in relation to a Pride flag being burned at a high school in Markham.
On Tuesday, officers from York Regional Police’s Hate Crime Prevention Unit responded to a secondary school in the area of Yonge St. and Clarke Ave. after receiving a call about a Pride flag being burned.
Cops say at about 11 p.m. on Monday, two individuals entered the school, removed the Pride flag from its holder, and damaged it by ripping it and attempting to set it on fire.
Authorities believe the incident was hate-motivated.
Charged with mischief under $5,000 are 18-year-old Sepehr Abadar and 18-year-old Mahan Mohammad Radmard.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hate Crime Prevention Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6552, via email at [email protected] , or Crime Stoppers.
Man stabbed near Hamilton rail trail
Hamilton Police are on the lookout for an attacker after a man was stabbed near a rail trail early Wednesday.
Cops responded to the area of Broadway Ave. and Ward Ave. at 1 a.m. and found a 29-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds.
The victim was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition and has since been upgraded to stable.
Police say a man approached the victim on a sidewalk and began hurling racial slurs towards him. The man then brandished a knife and assaulted the victim before fleeing the scene on a bicycle.
The suspect is described as Black, wearing a white shirt and hat. He was last seen riding a bicycle eastbound toward the rail trail.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-546-4725 or Crime Stoppers.