REGINA – A 24-year-old Regina man is facing sexual assault charges after a woman was violently attacked in downtown Regina last week.
A 28-year-old woman was walking in an alley behind Hotel Saskatchewan on May 16th, near Cornwall Street and Victoria Avenue, when a man approached her on his mountain bike.
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Police report the man attacked her, choked her until she fell unconscious, then sexually assaulted her.
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On Victoria Day, police arrested a man for being intoxicated in a public place. He matched the description of the suspect in the sexual assault, and further investigation by Regina Police led to charges.
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24-year-old Kenton Arnold Desjarlais is charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault and Overcome Resistance by Attempting to Choke.
Desjarlais will make his first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon.
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