A Peterborough man is facing charges including sexual assault and robbery with violence following a Tuesday night incident.
Peterborough police say the man and a woman were at a Peterborough apartment when the man allegedly sexually assaulted her and then attempted to steal her laptop computer.
During the altercation, the man reportedly broke a window in the building.
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Police were called and after an investigation, arrested the man.
Robert Richard McKerness, 21, of Talwood Drive, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with sexual assault, robbery with violence and mischief under $5,000.
He was held in custody and appeared in court on Wednesday.
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