Charges laid following sexual assault against minor in Surrey

A man is charged in connection with a sexual assault on a child in Surrey.

Anthony David Trevelyan is charged with sexual assault, break and enter and sexually touching a person under 16 following Thursday’s incident.

Earlier this week, Surrey RCMP said a man allegedly broke into a home on 132 A Street and 107 Avenue around 4 a.m. on Thursday.

Officers said he allegedly sexually assaulted a female youth and fled out the back door after being confronted by someone else in the home.

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“They were not physically injured, however, shaken. The family is also very upset,” Cpl. Elenore Sturko said at a Friday press conference.

It was the second sexual assault in less than a week.

On Tuesday, an Aldergrove woman was the victim of a sexual assault after taking out her trash that evening.

On Friday, Sturko said the incidents were not linked.