A 49-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl on a bus last week.
The man is known to police as a prolific offender and is on Canada's high-risk sex offender program.
According to Transit Police, the Coquitlam student was waiting for a bus at about 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24 at the Lougheed Town Centre bus loop when she was approached by an older man who touched her while making inappropriate comments.
When she boarded the bus the man followed and sat down beside her. He continued to make inappropriate comments and sexually assaulted her before getting off the bus.
Police arrested the suspect at his Coquitlam home three days later.
John Walter Sebela has been charged with sexual assault and remains in custody. His next court appearance is on Dec. 10 at B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam.
