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Alberta man charged in sexual assault investigations dating back decades

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A 53-year-old man from Sturgeon County, Alta., has been charged in connection to incidents that allegedly happened in the 1990s.

Morinville RCMP said Richard Tremblay has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose while being a person in trust or authority.

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Police said the alleged incidents happened between 1995 and 1999 and involved victims who were teenagers at the time.

“Morinville RCMP admires the courage of victims reporting incidents similar to this and encourage others to do this same,” RCMP said in a statement.

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Tremblay is scheduled to appear in Morinville Provincial Court on May 12.

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