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Lethbridge police charge man in connection with sex assault

Police investigate the assault of a woman in Henderson Lake in Lethbridge on Aug. 17, 2017. Global News

Lethbridge police have charged a 27-year-old man in connection with a sex assault that happened earlier this month.

A 24-year-old woman was attacked while out for a walk around Henderson Lake on Aug. 17.

READ MORE: Second sex assault in 6 months reported at Henderson Lake

Police said they were called to the area at around 10:30 p.m after the woman reported she had been forced to the ground by a man who then tried to remove her shorts.

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The woman was able to escape and run to her car.

READ MORE: Lethbridge police investigate sexual assault at Henderson Lake

On Saturday, a man matching the description of the suspect was arrested in downtown Lethbridge.

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Rommel Vincent Crying Head, 27, has been charged with one count of sexual assault.

Lethbridge police released this composite sketch of a suspect in an Aug. 17, 2017 assault at Henderson Lake. Lethbridge Police Service

 

 

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