“No bail straight to jail” and “Canada stop freeing monsters” were just some of the phrases written on signs held by protesters in St. Catherines, Ont., today, ahead of a bail hearing for a Welland man accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl.

The 25-year-old suspect identified by police as Daniel Senecal is facing assault and breaking and entering charges, including aggravated sexual assault on a person under 16. The incident was reported on the morning of Aug. 31. Police said in a statement that it was a “tragedy that has deeply impacted our community and our investigators.”

[ People protest in St. Catharines outside the courthouse hearing the case of Daniel Senecal, who is charged with the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in an Aug.

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