A 51-year-old Indian visitor, Jagjit Singh, has been ordered deported from Canada and permanently barred from reentry after pleading guilty to criminally harassing two teenage girls outside a Sarnia-area high school. Singh, who arrived in Ontario in July 2025 on a six-month visitor visa to meet his newborn grandchild, was sentenced on November 21 following incidents that occurred between September 8 and 11. Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski of the Ontario Court of Justice emphasized that such behavior would not be tolerated, particularly from an adult with “no business attending at the property of [that] high school.”
Court documents and police reports state that Singh, who speaks little English, repeatedly loitered in the school’s designated smoking area and approached female students, asking to take photographs with them and initiating conversations about drugs and alcohol. In one incident, a girl reluctantly agreed to a photo in hopes Singh would leave her alone, only for him to allegedly invade her personal space and attempt to place an arm around her; she pushed him away and left. Witnesses also reported that Singh followed several girls as they walked away from school property.
Singh was initially arrested on September 16 and charged with sexual interference and sexual assault. Released on bail, he was rearrested the same day after another complaint emerged. On September 19, he pleaded not guilty to the original charges but guilty to the lesser offense of criminal harassment. Despite his lawyer informing the court that Singh had already booked a flight home for December 30, Justice Leszczynski immediately revoked his permission to remain in Canada, ordering deportation and an indefinite entry ban.
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In addition to deportation, Singh received a three-year probation order that prohibits contact with the two victims, restricts him from communicating with or being near anyone under 16 (except his grandchild), and bars him from coming within 100 meters of any school, playground, park, pool, or community center. Local authorities and school officials have welcomed the swift judicial response, underscoring Canada’s firm stance against the harassment of minors, regardless of the offender’s immigration status or personal circumstances. Singh is currently in custody awaiting removal proceedings.
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