A Toronto man who gained an unwanted kind of fame after a string of bizarre attacks in 2019 is back in the headlines, this time facing two sexual assault charges. Samuel Opoku, 30, has no fixed address and was arrested on May 12. The case is unusual because of his past: he was the subject of an indie film that gave him a nickname no one would want.
The new allegations
Police say the first incident happened on May 9, when a group of women was walking along a sidewalk. Opoku allegedly approached them and tried to make sexual advances. Investigators say he then grabbed one woman by the forearm, assaulted her and ran off.
The next day, May 10, he is accused of following a woman into a commercial office. Police allege he sexually assaulted her there and fled again. The identities of both women have not been made public, and authorities say neither was physically injured.
Opoku appeared at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre on May 12. He faces two counts of sexual assault, along with a charge of indecent exposure. Toronto police describe sexual assault as "any form of unwanted sexual contact," a definition that covers kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration, among other acts.
A name from 2019
The charges have drawn attention because Opoku is not new to police. He became known as "The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man" through a 2024 indie film about a run of fecal attacks that took place in 2019. At the time he was accused of throwing buckets of liquefied feces at five random people around Toronto.
One of the most talked-about incidents happened around midnight at the University of Toronto, where a woman was reportedly doused with a bucket of waste. Days later, he is said to have walked into the university’s main library, the John P. Robarts Library, with another bucket and poured it over two people seated at a table.
Five people in total were targeted over those days: a man, a child and three women. Police Constable David Hopkinson told reporters back then, "I don’t know what to say, I’m at a loss, this is absolutely disgusting."
What happened to the earlier case
Opoku was charged with five counts of assault with a weapon and five counts of mischief interfering with property. He appeared in court in December 2019 and was held in jail for three weeks on $1,000 bail. His lawyer said he suffered from mental health problems, though no details of those were given.
The outcome of that earlier case is still unknown, so it is unclear how it ended.
Where things stand
The new allegations have not been tested in court, and Opoku has not been convicted of anything connected to them. Toronto police are asking anyone with information about the May incidents to call them on 416-808-7474. People can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 416-222-TIPS (8477) or through the 222tips website.
Image credit: Toronto Police
Source: The Mirror US
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