Allegation of sexual assault leads to charges

The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they have recently laid charges in relation to a sexual assault investigation. 

Essex County OPP say the crime unit began an investigation into a report of a sexual assault July 9. As a result of that investigation, a 46-year-old Amherstburg male was arrested the next day.

The suspect faces charges of sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age, and sexual interference. The accused was held pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor.

If anyone has been a victim of a sexual assault, there are local resources listed below that are available to help. Those include Victim Services of Windsor and Essex County at 519-723-2711, the Windsor Regional Hospital Sexual Assault Treatment Center at 519-254-5577 and the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre at 519-253-3100.

Allegation of sexual assault leads to charges