Winnipeg man faces charges of sexual assault, sexual interference involving teenage girl
Girl told police man befriended her, lured her to a home and sexually assaulted her in late 2023
A 25-year-old man in Winnipeg has been arrested after a teenage girl told police she was lured to a home and sexually assaulted in 2023.
The girl was befriended by a man who lured her to a home near Graham Avenue and Vaughan Street in November and December 2023, police said in a news release on Wednesday.
The man provided her with drugs and alcohol at the home, and she was sexually assaulted, the girl told police.
Investigators identified a suspect and he was arrested on Monday on Vaughan Street near St. Mary Avenue.
The 25-year-old man from Winnipeg has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and obtaining sexual services from a person under the age of 18.
He was detained in custody.
For anyone who has been sexually assaulted, there is support available through crisis lines and local support services via the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.