Toronto police arrest 26-year-old man in anti-abortion rally incident

Toronto police say they’ve made an arrest in an incident that was caught on video during a recent anti-abortion protest.

Investigators say a man approached demonstrators at a peaceful rally in the city’s west end last Sunday and “began scribbling on their signs and clothing” with ink markers.

When he was confronted by one of the protesters, police say the man “kicked her in the shoulder, knocking her phone from her hand.”

They say he then ripped off a ribbon the woman was wearing before fleeing the scene.

A video of the incident has been viewed more than two-million times since it was posted on YouTube on Tuesday.

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Police say 26-year-old Jordan Hunt turned himself in on Saturday, and has been charged with eight counts of assault and seven counts of mischief.

He’s also been charged with assault in an incident at another anti-abortion protest in early August, where police allege he pushed a woman into a pole.

The Canadian Press