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Man charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at Lindsay mall

A Lindsay man faces sexual assault charge following an incident at Lindsay Square Mall. Global Peterborough / File

A Lindsay man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen at the Lindsay Square Mall on Tuesday.

Kawartha Lakes Police say a 16-year-old girl was shopping at a store when she was approached by a man who “grabbed her in a sexual manner.”

Police say after the girl pushed the man away, he left the store.

A suspect was identified and police located him at a Wellington Street residence at around 8 p.m.

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The man is charged with one count of sexual assault, breach of a recognizance and breach of a probation order.

He is scheduled for a bail hearing on Wednesday afternoon.

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The name of the accused was not released.

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