Lethbridge police have charged a 27-year-old man in connection with a sex assault that happened earlier this month.
A 24-year-old woman was attacked while out for a walk around Henderson Lake on Aug. 17.
READ MORE: Second sex assault in 6 months reported at Henderson Lake
Police said they were called to the area at around 10:30 p.m after the woman reported she had been forced to the ground by a man who then tried to remove her shorts.
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The woman was able to escape and run to her car.
READ MORE: Lethbridge police investigate sexual assault at Henderson Lake
On Saturday, a man matching the description of the suspect was arrested in downtown Lethbridge.
Rommel Vincent Crying Head, 27, has been charged with one count of sexual assault.
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