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Man arrested in 2018 King Street sexual assault

The 37-year-old is charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement
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Greater Sudbury Police say they have arrested and charged a 37-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman on King Street in 2018.

Around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 a young woman was walking on the west side of King Street, when she was approached by a man on a bicycle. The man offered to provide the young woman a ride to Notre Dame Avenue. 

She travelled with the man on his bicycle to a parking lot off of Notre Dame Avenue between King Street and St. George Street (east side), where he sexually assaulted her.

The victim was able to flee to a nearby residence where she contacted police. She sustained minor injuries as a result of the altercation.

Greater Sudbury Police said the two individuals were not known to each other. 

The suspect was described at the time as being between 30 and 50 years old, with a slim build and short to medium length hair.

Nearly two years later, on June 6, 2020, the 37-year-old man was arrested at a home in Greater Sudbury. 

He has been charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement in relation to the 2018 incident described above.

The man has been remanded into custody, and will appear in court June 11.

A publication ban has been issued by the Justice of the Peace in relation to this matter; therefore no further details related to the case will be released in order to adhere to the ban and to protect the integrity of the court proceedings, said a press release from Greater Sudbury Police.