Kanata, ON- Kanata residents were blown away by news that two teen girls were violently sexually assaulted by 18-year old Abdiaziz Yusef Ali.

Many residents referred to Kanata as a ‘peaceful town’ where not much happens.

Julie, a Kanata resident and a mother of two young girls said this incident will serve as a wake up call, “I guess it goes to show that this stuff can happen anywhere.  I will just have to make sure my kids never leave my sight.”

Longtime Kanata resident Steve, said the violent sexual assaults were the most tragic news he has ever come across in his neighbourhood and said, “I’m shocked, I’ve lived in the area for over 30 years and never heard of anything like that.”

Ali will next appear in court in Ottawa on December 6.