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Edmonton police charge 52-year-old man in March sexual assault

Edmonton police were looking for this man after a woman reported being sexually assaulted March 31, 2017. Courtesy: EPS

Charges have been laid against a man arrested by Edmonton police in an alleged March 2017 sexual assault.

Officers were called on April 10, 2017, regarding a sexual assault that occurred 10 days earlier.

A woman in her late 50s reported being sexually assaulted by a man between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the area of 72 Street and 81 Avenue on March 31.

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Police said the woman knew the man as an acquaintance. She told officers he contacted her after a number of years and allegedly sexually assaulted her during their brief visit.

Edmonton police did not elaborate on the nature of their relationship.

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Last Thursday, investigators turned to the public for help identifying a man after investigating the alleged sexual assault for five months and “exhausting all other investigative avenues.”

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The next day, police said the suspect was identified and taken into custody “without incident,” as a result of media and public assistance.

Huu Minh Huynh, 52, has been charged with sexual assault.

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