A 32-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting “a vulnerable young person,” Hamilton police said.

The man is facing multiple other charges, according to police.

In a Tuesday news release, police said that on Oct. 9, members of the Hamilton Police Human Trafficking Unit began investigating after a young person reported being sexually assaulted.

The victim reported that they were picked up by a man in the area of Barton Street and Gage Avenue, who was driving a dark-coloured vehicle. The victim “was compelled to ingest an unknown substance” before being sexually assaulted, police said in the release.

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Through investigation, police identified the 32-year-old man from Hamilton. He was arrested, and a search warrant was

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