Kirkland Lake OPP investigate ‘historic’ sexual assault involving minor

Kirkland Lake OPP say they’re investigating a “historic” sexual assault that involved a minor.

On Saturday, officers started investigating a sexual assault that happened in September 2020.

As a result of the investigation, a 23-year-old Kirkland Lake resident was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual interference, three counts of sexually assaulting a person under 16 and three counts of failure to comply with a release order.

OPP say they aren’t releasing the accused’s name to protect the identity of the victim.

The accused is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

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