OPP announced the arrest following a lengthy investigation known as Project Aerial.
A British Columbia man has been charged in connection with a series of violent sexual assaults that took place in southwestern Ontario nearly three decades ago.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced the arrest following a lengthy investigation known as Project Aerial. Between March and August 1997, four women — three of them minors — were abducted and sexually assaulted in Lambton County, Kent County, and the City of Sarnia.
DNA evidence later confirmed the assaults were connected. Advances in forensic technology and Investigative Genetic Genealogy led police to a suspect earlier this year.
With the assistance of the RCMP and Vancouver Police, Jason Timothy Davidson, 52, of Campbell River, B.C., was arrested on October 26, 2025, and returned to Ontario to face 15 charges, including aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, forcible confinement, and sexual assault with a weapon.
“Project Aerial reflects decades of persistence and commitment, not only from the victims who had the courage to come forward, but also from the investigators who never stopped pursuing answers,” said OPP Deputy Commissioner Marty Kearns. “This development reinforces that time does not diminish our commitment.”
Davidson remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Chatham court today (Oct 29).
