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Charges approved in reported sex assault in Vancouver’s West End

Vancouver police released this surveillance photo of Tyler Gagnon captured on security footage in November.
Vancouver police released this surveillance photo of Tyler Gagnon captured on security footage in November. Police handout

A man has now been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in Vancouver’s West End in November.

Police say that just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2018, 35-year-old Tyler Emerson Gagnon followed a woman into her apartment building on Bute Street near Pendrell and then attacked her before fleeing.

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Crown counsel has now approved charges against Gagnon for sexual assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, robbery and uttering threats.

READ MORE: VPD seeks ‘person of interest’ after woman followed, attacked in West End

The Vancouver police say the victim did not know the suspect.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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