Moncton man faces multiple charges after investigation of alleged sexual assault of a minor

New Brunswick RCMP say a Moncton man is facing multiple charges in connection to an investigation of an alleged assault of a person under 16.

Police say they first received a complaint of the assault on Feb. 24, 2019, with the assault reportedly occurring between September 2016 and January 2018.

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They soon began their investigation and executed a search warrant at a home in Moncton on Feb. 28.

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A man was arrested by police at the home and was held in custody.

Dillon Turpin, 27, appeared in Moncton Provincial Court on March 1 and was charged with the following offences:

• Sexual assault
• Sexual interference
• Invitation to sexual touching
• Two counts of uttering threats
• Unlawful confinement
• Possession of child pornography
• Making child pornography
• Making available sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 16

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Turpin has since been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court on March 6 for a bail hearing.

The Mounties say there is a court-imposed publication ban on any information that could identify the victim of the alleged assault.