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Boy, 14, charged in hate-motivated incidents targeting the Jewish community in GTA
A 14-year-old faces 21 charges including mischief and indecent communications after making antisemitic calls to Jewish institutions, York Regional Police said.
- A 14-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., was charged with more than 20 counts after alleged hate-motivated incidents last year, York Regional Police said.
- Following reports of anti‑Semitic calls, York Regional Police say the probe began last year after hate-motivated phone calls targeted staff at synagogues, community centres and Jewish schools.
- Police detailed the charges, saying he faces 10 counts of mischief relating to religious property, 10 counts of indecent communications, and possession of a Schedule III substance after officers found psilocybin at the Newmarket home.
- York Regional Police said the investigation is ongoing and asked anyone with information to contact investigators; the youth cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act and was taken into custody after the Newmarket arrest.
- Community leaders warned that institutions and schools must collaborate to keep youths positive, while York police Chief Kim MacSween said the service stands with the Jewish community in York Region and Toronto.
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