NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KAPUSKASING - On March 9, 2020 at approximately 7:45 p.m., members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute occurrence in the Town of Kapuskasing.
Police investigation revealed that some criminal offences occurred.
Subsequently, a 36-year-old person from Kapuskasing, Ont. has been charged with the following offences:
- Sexual assault contrary to section 271 of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Assault contrary to section 266 CC,
- Overcome resistance by administering or attempting to administer a drug contrary to section 246(b) CC, and
- Assault with a weapon contrary to section 267(a) CC.
The name of the accused is not being disclosed to protect the identity of the victim.
The accused was released following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kapuskasing, on March 23, 2020, to answer to the charges.
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