A 23-year-old man faces numerous charges after an underage girl was sexually assaulted.
On April 20 Temiskaming OPP and the Crime Unit started an investigation into a sexual assault. The incidents occurred between April 17 and19 involving two separate incidents in the Township of Armstrong, near New Liskeard.
A 23-year-old resident of the Township of Black River-Matheson, is arrested and charged with:
- Two counts of sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age
- Two counts of sexual interference
- Distributes sexually explicit material to a person under 16 years of age
- Luring a person under 16 years of age by means of telecommunication
- Arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a person under 16 years of age
The accused was held for bail and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date, in Temiskaming Shores.
The OPP will not be releasing the name of the accused in order to protect the identity of the victim.
