Overview
- Lethbridge police named Taber resident Yuvraaz Singh, 22, and charged him with sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and obstructing a peace officer.
- Police say the case stems from April 2025, when officers responding to a property-recovery call found a man with six youths aged 12 to 14 in a southside Lethbridge hotel room.
- Investigators allege the man met the teens via social media, drove them to various locations, and provided alcohol, and a 12-year-old later reported she was sexually assaulted.
- According to police, the suspect initially claimed to be a teenager but was determined to have been 21 at the time of the incident.
- Police say he left Canada during the investigation, a Canada-wide warrant was issued, and he was arrested on Jan. 19, 2026 at Vancouver International Airport before being remanded in B.C.