St. Catharines – Officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) received several calls over three days for a male committing indecent acts in Grimsby, St. Catharines, and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Investigation determined that a male had approached several women at a liquor store in Grimsby, making sexual gestures and comments.
On another occasion, a male assaulted a female clerk at a cannabis store in St. Catharines. In an unrelated incident, the male also threw a bottle of water at a male employee at a farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Detectives from 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) took carriage of the investigation, identifying a suspect.
On November 10, 2025, 58-year-old Kenneth BETTES of Niagara-on-the-Lake was arrested and charged with the following offences:
3 counts of Criminal Harassment Assault Indecent Act Assault with a Weapon
BETTES remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, located at 59 Church Street in St. Catharines.
Through their investigation, investigators have reason to believe that there may be other victims and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives at (905) 688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009011.
BETTES is described as follows.
Male White 6 ft tall 240lb Shaved head Grey facial hair
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
NRPS Incident 25-131253