In a letter sent to Mayor Frank Campion this week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was “horrified” by the sexual assault of a young child during a recent home invasion in Welland.

“This scumbag deserves to rot in prison for the rest of their life. Our justice system must do everything possible to prioritize the safety of the public over criminals,” Ford wrote in the letter, dated Wednesday.

“Violent and repeat criminals who commit disgusting, heinous crimes have no place on our streets or in our communities.”

Ford’s letter was in response to one Campion issued to both the premier and Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling for stronger bail conditions and sentencing laws after the attack on a three-year-old girl left first responders shaken.

Within hours of the assault, Daniel Senecal, 2

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