Ottawa police make arrest in downtown hotel sexual assault

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted Jun 24, 2019 02:39:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a sexual assault in downtown Ottawa.

Investigators started searching for a suspect after they say a man walked into an occupied hotel room and sexually assaulted someone on May 11.

Brandon Radtke is facing multiple charges and remains in custody.

Radtke was also charged in a sexual assault at Algonquin College in October of 2018.

Anyone with additional information in this case is asked to contact the Ottawa Police West Criminal Investigations at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477, or crimestoppers.ca.

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