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Man in Halifax accused of sexually assaulting girl inside a store

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax have charged a man with sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16. Investigators say the alleged attack was reported last Wednesday afternoon from the Value Village store on Chain Lake Drive.
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A Halifax Regional Police officer is shown in Halifax on Thursday, July 2, 2020.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax have charged a man with sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16.

Investigators say the alleged attack was reported last Wednesday afternoon from the Value Village store on Chain Lake Drive.

Police allege that a 31-year-old man in the store sexually assaulted a female youth who was not known to him.

They say the suspect fled the store and was later arrested.

He was also charged with exposing himself to a person under the age of 16.

The man is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 14.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 1, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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