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Saanich cab driver arrested in 2008 sexual assault

Saanich police have arrested a cab driver in connection to a sexual assault nearly a year ago. On Nov.

Saanich police have arrested a cab driver in connection to a sexual assault nearly a year ago.

On Nov. 2, 2008, a 20-year-old woman and a male friend leaving a Halloween party hailed a cab from the Velox Rugby Club on Gordon Head Road, said police spokeswoman Sgt. Julie Fast.

A Blue Bird cab picked them up, dropped the man off and then the driver took the woman to a residence in the 4200-block of Oakview Place where he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

The driver then drove the woman home and she called police.

Investigators worked closely with the victim and Blue Bird Cabs and have identified the driver responsible, Fast said.

The 26-year-old Saanich man is appearing in court today facing a charge of sexual assault.