This arrest is of great interest due to a huge maximum security facility, the Toronto South Detention Centre, right here in the community which employs hundreds of workers.

A Correctional Services Officer is facing serious criminal charges in relation to the sexual assaults of two women in his care.

Members of the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit have charged a 42-year-old Brampton man with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breach of trust.

Halton police said they were made aware of a March 5 alleged sexual assault, which happened at the Vanier Centre for Women, in Milton.

“During the course of the investigation, a second victim was also identified stemming from a separate incident that also occurred on March 5,” the HRPS said in a release.

Dwayne Jason Thomas has been charged. He was released on an undertaking.

There is a ban on publication on details of the case.

The suspect will appear in court on April 13.

Victims of violence and/or sexual assault and witnesses are encouraged to contact the Halton Regional Police Service. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit at 905-825-4777 ext. 8970.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca

The Toronto South Detention Centre can house up to 1,650 remanded offenders awaiting trial, or serving two years or less. The Toronto Intermittent Centre (TIC) can house up to 320 inmates serving primarily weekend or other intermittent sentences.