Arrests Made in Playground Sexual Assault Cases

Jermaine Longmire, 43, has been arrested for attempted rape and sex abuse following a June 24 incident in Central Park, with police identifying him through DNA and facial recognition technology. Longmire has a lengthy criminal history across several states and was already in custody for an unrelated case at the time of his arrest. Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, 23-year-old Albert Kema has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference after an elementary school child was assaulted at a North End playground on June 1. Kema was apprehended on Canada Day after a concerned adult reported his suspicious behavior, which led police to connect him to the June 1 incident. Both cases highlight significant community and law enforcement efforts in addressing and investigating sexual assaults.